insult
Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rudeAction or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
Beleidigung, Kränkung, Verletzung
оскорбле́ниеoskorblénije, оби́даobída
обра́заobráza
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
(countable)Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
Beleidigung
(countable, uncountable)Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused.
(also, archaic, countable, figuratively)An assault or attack; (specifically, military, obsolete) an assault, attack, or onset carried out without preparation.
(countable, obsolete)An act of leaping upon.
Examples
567 sentencesI didn't want to insult Tom.
Я не хотів образити Тома. — deniko
ruЯ не хотел оскорблять Тома. — marafon
deIch wollte Tom nicht beleidigen. — raggione
I didn't mean to insult you.
Я не хотів тебе образити. — deniko
ruЯ не хотел оскорбить вас. — sharptoothed
Tom didn't mean to insult anybody.
Том не хотів нікого образити. — deniko
ruТом не хотел никого обидеть. — marafon
Tom said that Mary insulted him.
Том сказав, що Мері його образила. — deniko
Tom said that Mary had insulted him.
Том сказав, що Мері його образила. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
The verb is derived from Middle French insulter (modern French insulter (“to insult”)) orThe verb is derived from Middle French insulter (modern French insulter (“to insult”)) or its etymon Latin īnsultō (“to spring, leap or jump at or upon; to abuse, insult, revile, taunt”), the frequentative form of īnsiliō (“to bound; to leap in or upon”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + saliō (“to bound, jump, leap; to spring forth; to flow down”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to spring”)).
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Forms
plural: insultsSynonyms
20 synonyms- a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect:affront
- a rude expression intended to offend or hurt:abuserevilementcontumelyvilification
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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