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insulting

/ɪnˈsʌlt.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ɪnˈsʌlt.ɪŋ/B1formal
  • ruОписывает то, что вызывает или предназначено для вызова обиды, унижения или неуважения.

Describes something that causes or is intended to cause offense, humiliation, or disrespect.

  1. Offensive or disrespectfulB1formal

    Causing or intended to cause offense; rude or contemptuous.

    ruОскорбительный

    • His insulting remarks made everyone uncomfortable.
    • She found his tone deeply insulting.
    • The article contained insulting comments about the community.

    Synonymsabusivecontemptuousdemeaningderogatorydisparagingdisrespectfulhurtfuloffensiverude

    Antonymscomplimentaryflatteringhonoringpraisingrespectful

  2. Belittling or demeaningB2informal

    Treating someone as if they are less important or less intelligent.

    ruУнизительный

    • It was insulting of him to assume she couldn't do the job.
    • The offer was insultingly low for her experience.
    • He made an insulting gesture at the referee.

    Synonymscontemptuousdegradingdemeaningdeprecatingderogatorydismissivedisparaginghumiliatingscornful

    Antonymsappreciativecomplimentarydignifyingflatteringhonoringpraisingrespectful

Forms
  • more insulting comparative form
  • most insulting superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

insult/ɪnˈsʌlt/B1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, когда говорят или ведут себя оскорбительно или неуважительно по отношению к кому-либо.

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking or acting in a way that offends or shows disrespect to someone.

  1. Offend or disrespectB1formal

    To speak or act in a way that offends or shows disrespect to someone.

    ruОскорбить

    • He insulted her by calling her lazy.
    • She felt insulted when he ignored her question.
    • It is rude to insult someone in public.

    Synonymsabuseaffrontbelittlederidedisparagedisrespectmockoffendrevileridiculeslightsnub

    Antonymscomplimenthonorpraiserespect

  2. B2formal

    To cause damage or harm to something, especially in a figurative sense.

    ruНанести ущерб

    • The poor service insulted the restaurant's reputation.
    • His comments insulted the intelligence of the audience.
    • The low offer insulted the value of the artwork.

    Antonymsaidbenefithelpimproverepair

Forms
  • insulted past participle
  • insulted past simple
  • insulting present participle
  • insults third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Inherited terms

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.