nnoun.communicationa rude expression intended to offend or hurtSynset:abuse contumely revilement vilification
Examples:- when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
- they yelled insults at the visiting team
Derivationally Related Form:contumeliousinsultvilifyrevileabuse
Hypernyms:discourtesy disrespect
Inherited Hypernyms:abusedisrespectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:billingsgatecutinvectivelow blowscurrilitystingervitriolvituperation
Full Hyponyms:low blowscurrilitystingervituperation
nnoun.acta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespectSynset:affront
Examples:- turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
Derivationally Related Form:insultaffront
Hypernyms:discourtesy offence offense offensive activity
Inherited Hypernyms:insultdiscourtesybehavioractivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:indignityoutragescandalisationscandalization
Full Hyponyms:indignityscandalization
vverb.communicationtreat, mention, or speak to rudelySynset:affront diss
Examples:- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
Derivationally Related Form:insultaffront
Hypernyms:bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
Inherited Hypernyms:disshurtarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: insult, affront) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: insult)