insult
US /ɪnˈsʌlt/
・UK /ɪn'sʌlt/
B1
verb
- To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
noun
- Act of disrespecting by being rude or impolite
Examples
They were hurling insults at the police. The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.
Foreigners have to suffer constant insults from the local population.