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.