Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).

    - Marvel owns your gods! - Insulting is not arguing.

    beleidigen

    оскорбля́тьoskorbljátʹ, оскорби́тьoskorbítʹ, обижа́тьobižátʹ

    обража́тиobražáty, обра́зитиobrázyty

  2. (also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To assail, assault, or attack; (specifically, military) to carry out an assault, attack, or onset without preparation.

  3. (intransitive, obsolete)To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (against or over someone).

  4. (intransitive, obsolete, rare)To leap or trample upon.

More definitions
  • treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Examples

567 sentences

  1. I didn't want to insult Tom.

    Я не хотів образити Тома. — deniko

    ruЯ не хотел оскорблять Тома. — marafon

    deIch wollte Tom nicht beleidigen. — raggione

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  2. I didn't mean to insult you.

    Я не хотів тебе образити. — deniko

    ruЯ не хотел оскорбить вас. — sharptoothed

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  3. Tom didn't mean to insult anybody.

    Том не хотів нікого образити. — deniko

    ruТом не хотел никого обидеть. — marafon

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  4. Tom said that Mary insulted him.

    Том сказав, що Мері його образила. — deniko

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  5. Tom said that Mary had insulted him.

    Том сказав, що Мері його образила. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (someone):
Русский
By meaning 1
to be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (someone):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (someone):

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle French insulter (modern French insulter (“to insult”)) or

The 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

insults, insulting, insulted, insulted
Base forminsult · to insult
3rd person singularinsults
Present participleinsulting
Past simpleinsulted
Past participleinsulted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinsult
he, she, itinsults

Past simpleLesson

all personsinsulted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave insulted
he, she, ithas insulted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill insult

Synonyms

7 synonyms
disgraceB2offenseB2disrespectaffrontslanderdiscourtesy
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
complimentB1

Word family

15 related words
Relatedinsolenceinsultation
Derivedcomplisultcounterinsultinsultableinsultantinsultathoninsulteeinsultiveinsultmentinsultoryinsultproofinsultryoutinsultuninsulted

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
insulateinsulationinsulininsuperableinsuranceB1insureinsurer

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