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Meaning of insult

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  insult
      n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
           student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
           "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse},
           {insult}, {revilement}, {contumely}, {vilification}]
      2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the
         effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was
         a deliberate insult" [syn: {insult}, {affront}]
      v 1: treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with
           his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his
           classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: {diss}, {insult},
           {affront}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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