insult
noun /ˈɪnsʌlt/
/ˈɪnsʌlt/
Idioms - a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend somebody
- The crowd were shouting insults at the police.
- insult to somebody/something His comments were seen as an insult to the president.
- The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy).
Extra Examples- I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.
- I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult.
- Insults were flying back and forth.
- It was an insult to his wife.
- The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.
- The two groups of fans exchanged insults.
- To call a woman a girl is the ultimate insult.
- Whatever you do, don't call a 'railway enthusiast' a trainspotter—it's the ultimate insult.
- one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- grave
- great
- …
- hurl
- shout
- throw
- …
- fly
- insult to
- add insult to injury
- an insult to your intelligence
Idioms
add insult to injury
- to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more
- Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.
- It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent.
- Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half.