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insult

insult

Meaning of insult

rude remark

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EN-UK/ˈɪnsʌlt/
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insult with Russian translation

insult usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он извинился после грубого оскорбления.

He apologized after the cruel insult.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она не позволила, чтобы оскорбление разрушило их дружбу.

She refused to let the insult ruin their friendship.

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insult belongs to the topic "Conflicts and Reconciliation". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

insultоскорбление
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

insult synonyms

Related words worth learning together

put-down
Informal term for a remark intended to belittle or demean someone; conversational and personal.
offense
Can mean the feeling of being offended or an act that causes offense; broader than a single insulting remark.
abuse
Often implies repeated or severe mistreatment (verbal, physical, or systemic), not just a single rude remark.
affront
A deliberate, often public insult to someone's dignity; more formal and emphatic than a casual insult.
disparagement
Focuses on belittling someone's reputation or worth; more formal and less about a single insulting phrase.
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put-down

Informal term for a remark intended to belittle or demean someone; conversational and personal.

B2Often

She shrugged off his put-down.

🇬🇧en

Can mean the feeling of being offended or an act that causes offense; broader than a single insulting remark.

B2Very Often

She took offense at his joke.

🇬🇧en

Often implies repeated or severe mistreatment (verbal, physical, or systemic), not just a single rude remark.

B2Very Often

He suffered years of verbal abuse at work.

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affront

A deliberate, often public insult to someone's dignity; more formal and emphatic than a casual insult.

B2Rarely

His remarks were seen as a personal affront.

D
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disparagement

Focuses on belittling someone's reputation or worth; more formal and less about a single insulting phrase.

B2Rarely

The article was accused of disparagement of the company.

H
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humiliation

Refers to the state or feeling of being humiliated; often the result of an insult rather than the insult itself.

B2Often

The public reprimand caused her great humiliation.

I
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indignity

An act that causes a person to lose dignity; often used in formal contexts to describe humiliating treatment.

B2Rarely

He endured many indignities during his time in prison.

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How to pronounce insult and what this word means

insult means insult. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce insult

/ˈɪnsʌlt/

insult translation

insult

insult examples

He apologized after the cruel insult.

insult transcription

/ˈɪnsʌlt/, /ˈɪnsʌlt/

Questions about this word

insult meaning: what does it mean?

rude remark

insult pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

insult is pronounced as /ˈɪnsʌlt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

insult definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He apologized after the cruel insult. Translation: Он извинился после грубого оскорбления.

Is insult part of Conflicts and Reconciliation vocabulary?

Yes, insult can be learned in the Conflicts and Reconciliation topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is insult part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, insult can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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