1. verb /ɪnˈsʌlt,ˈɪn.sʌlt/
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. noun /ɪnˈsʌlt,ˈɪn.sʌlt/
a) An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
b) Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.
See Also: insolence, insultation
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