insulting
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3.0
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
ofensivo
- I've never heard anything so insulting.
- insulting comments
- insulting behavior
- grossly insulting
We have India having been very insulting about the appearances of lesbians.
- We have India having been very insulting about the appearances of lesbians.
- It looks dumb and it looks insulting to anybody who has a mind.
- Why would you see this person when he was so insulting to you from day one?
- It is not demeaning, insulting, or patronizing to the animal themselves.
- And I don't think they realized how insulting that is.
- I find this insulting and demeaning.
- And that is so rich and so insulting.
- Not to be confused with the word Kwai, which would be insulting because that means scary.
- It's also just, you know, it, it, it, it's insulting.
Examples
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Your question is not only biased and prejudicial but also insulting and irrelevant.
Fiction book (1995) -
The fact that I haven't received a telephone call from him is profoundly insulting.
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You decided to start by insulting me on a personal level.
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Or they need to stop insulting your friends and your family.
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"Did it ever occur to you that it might be insulting to me?"
Fiction book (1994) -
Yeah, but still... it's kind of insulting for a girl to be ignored like that.
Fiction book (2001) -
I find this insulting and demeaning.
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What he did to me today was the most unprofessional and insulting experience of my life.
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You don't really mean to be insulting.
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His comments were very insulting, making her feel disrespected in front of everyone.
Synonyms
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
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4.0
Likely to make people angry or upset
121
3.0
Not polite to someone, for example interrupting them
70
4.9
Using insulting words or hurtful behavior toward another person
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6.9
Expressing an insulting, disrespectful view of someone or something
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4.8
Making someone feel small and unimportant
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7.0
Showing strong dislike and clear disrespect for someone
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9.9
Saying rude and untrue things to hurt someone's reputation
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7.0
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect
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5.1
Showing that you think someone does not deserve respect
2
6.6
Very rude and likely to make people feel angry or hurt
1
7.0
Showing a low opinion of someone or something
Very insulting and likely to deeply offend people
Being arrogantly rude and openly disrespectful to other people
Showing a bad opinion of someone to make them seem less important
Showing little respect and trying to make someone feel unimportant
Antonyms
Compounds
How Disrespectful
- NSFW
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5.1
- Offensive
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3.0
- Offensive
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4.0
121
3.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insulting comes from the Latin parts in- 'upon' and salire 'to jump'. It once meant 'to jump upon' someone, like an attack, and is the same root as assault, so to insult someone is like 'jumping on' them with words and is therefore very rude or disrespectful.