insult

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt (Freq. 2)
- when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
- they yelled insults at the visiting team
• Syn:
abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification
• Derivationally related forms:
vilify (for: vilification), contumelious (for: contumely), revile (for: revilement), abuse (for: abuse)
• Hypernyms:
disrespect, discourtesy
• Hyponyms:
low blow, scurrility, billingsgate, stinger, cut,
vituperation, invective, vitriol
2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
- turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
• Syn:
affront
• Derivationally related forms:
affront (for: affront)
• Hypernyms:
discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
• Hyponyms:
indignity, scandalization, scandalisation, outrage

II - verb

treat, mention, or speak to rudely (Freq. 3)
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
• Syn:
diss, affront
• Derivationally related forms:
affront (for: affront)
• Hypernyms:
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot insult Sue
- The performance is likely to insult Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  affront, abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification, diss