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# insult

noun (an insult, insults); verb (insult, insults, insulted, insulting)

«insult» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To insult someone is to say or do something rude that hurts their feelings or shows no respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#m1)
2. An insult is a rude, unkind remark or action. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#m2)
3. An insult to something means something so bad it seems to show disrespect: "an insult to our intelligence". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PSHE and anti-bullying lessons pupils learn that insults hurt and that name-calling is a kind of bullying. In stories, insults start arguments and fights. Phrases: hurl/throw insults, trade insults, take it as an insult, add insult to injury (make a bad thing worse).

### Examples

- Calling someone stupid is an insult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x1)
- He insulted the cook by not eating anything. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x2)
- Don't trade insults; walk away and tell a teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x3)
- She took it as an insult when he laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x4)
- The two pirates shouted insults at each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x5)
- To add insult to injury, it started raining after I fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x6)
- Saying sorry after an insult is the right thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x7)
- That tiny prize was an insult to all our hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x8)
- “Geppetto, do not insult me or I shall call you Polendina.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/#x9)

### Note

Stress moves: noun IN-sult, verb in-SULT. Adjective: insulting. Regular verb. Starts with a vowel: "an insult". "Add insult to injury" is a fixed phrase.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insult» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insult/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insult» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insult.html) on Mova free.