Insult - Definition

n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
"they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: abuse,
insult, revilement, contumely, vilification]
2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the
effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was
a deliberate insult" [syn: insult, affront]
v 1: treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with
his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his
classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: diss, insult,
affront]