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Showing words for INSULT using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Insult

insult, sunlit, unlist, unslit

5 Letter Words for Insult

inust, lints, litus, lunts, sluit, suint, tulsi, tunis, unist, units, unlit, until

4 Letter Words for Insult

inst, intl, isnt, lins, lint, list, lisu, lits, litu, luit, lunt, lust, nils, nist, nits, nuts, silt, situ, slit, slut, snit, stun, suit, suni, sunt, tils, tins, tsun, tuis, tuns, unis, unit, util, utis

3 Letter Words for Insult

ins, int, isl, isn, ist, its, lin, lis, lit, lst, lut, nil, nis, nit, nul, nus, nut, sil, sin, sit, slt, sui, sun, til, tin, tis, tiu, tln, tsi, tui, tun, uit, ult, uni, unl, uns, ust, uti, uts

Definitions for Insult

[1] to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
[2] to affect as an affront; offend or demean.
[3] Archaic . to attack; assault.
[4] Archaic . to behave with insolent triumph; exult contemptuously (usually followed by on, upon, or over ).
[5] an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
[6] something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence.
[7] Medicine/Medical . an injury or trauma. an agent that inflicts this.
[8] Archaic . an attack or assault.
[9] to treat, mention, or speak to rudely; offend; affront
[10] obsolete to assault; attack
[11] an offensive or contemptuous remark or action; affront; slight
[12] a person or thing producing the effect of an affront some television is an insult to intelligence
[13] med an injury or trauma
[14] add insult to injury to make an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse

Words related to Insult

shame, disgrace, affront, slight, blasphemy, taunt, indignity, invective, slap, disrespect, put-down, slander, abuse, snub, libel, outrage, scorn, contempt, annoy, curse

Words nearby Insult

insulinogenesis, insulinoma, insulitis, insull, insuloma, insult, insultation, insulting, insuperable, insupportable, insuppressible

Origin of Insult

1560–70; < Latin insultāre to jump on, insult, equivalent to in- in-2 + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to jump; see saltant

Other words from Insult

in·sult·a·ble , adjective
in·sult·er , noun
pre·in·sult , verb (used with object)
qua·si-in·sult·ed , adjective
un·in·sult·a·ble , adjective
un·in·sult·ed , adjective

Word origin for Insult

C16: from Latin insultāre to jump upon, from in- ² + saltāre to jump

Synonyms for Insult

abuse, affront, blasphemy, contempt, disgrace, disrespect, indignity, invective, libel, outrage, put-down, scorn, shame, slander, slap, slight, snub, taunt, aspersion, contumely, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdainfulness, ignominy, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, mockery, obloquy, offense, opprobrium, rudeness, scurrility, slam, superciliousness, vilification, vituperation, black eye, cheap shot, slap in the face, unpleasantry