Definizione monolingua

insult

insult (third-person singular simple present insults, present participle insulting, simple past and past participle insulted)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against). [16th-19th c.]
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.3:

     thou hast lost all, poor thou art, dejected, in pain of body, grief of mind, thine enemies insult over thee, thou art as bad as Job [...].

2. (transitive) To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone). [from 17th c.]

insult (plural insults)

1. An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
   • 1987, Jamie Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda:

     To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!

2. Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.

   The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.

3. (medicine) Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.
   • 2011, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2011, p. 96:

     Within the complex genome of most organisms there are alternative multiple pathways of proteins which can help the individual cell survive a variety of insults, for example radiation, toxic chemicals, heat, excessive or reduced oxygen.

Definizione dizionario insult

	insultare
	to offend
	Rivolgere un' offesa grave con parole o atti ingiuriosi.

	offendere
	to offend
	Assalire verbalmente; essere deliberatamente maleducato con qualcuno.
	To assault verbally; to be deliberately rude to.

	ingiuria
	action or speech deliberately intended to be rude

	affronto
	action or speech deliberately intended to be rude

	insulto
	action or speech deliberately intended to be rude

	oltraggio
	action or speech deliberately intended to be rude

	offesa
	action or speech deliberately intended to be rude

abusare

criticare

denigrare

ingiuriare

oltraggiare

parlare male

rimproverare

riprendere

Altri significati:

An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.

To put someone down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

(obsolete, intransitive) To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against). [16th-19th c.]

anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality

(transitive) To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone). [from 17th c.]

Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.