Using the familiar form of you (du) to strangers
Holding your hand up with the finger touching the thumb in a circle (used to signify "OK" in America.
When you insult someone, you hurt their feelings.
Insulted is the past participle of insult.
The suggestion that he had cheated was an insult to his honesty.You should never insult anyone who has the ability to make your life miserable.
You'll insult this court no further, sir!
His insult is more demeaning to the him than it is to me.
because it was a insult to the Germans
he hurt them. he was a spy and told the Germans/British all of our secrets.(if you are called a Benedict arnald that is a really big insult)
Insult is a noun (an insult) and a verb (to insult).
The word 'insult' is both a noun (insult, insults) and a verb (insult, insults, insulting, insulted).Examples:Look, a two dollar tip. That is an insult. (noun)You can't insult someone with that large an ego. (verb)
For most Germans, victory in World War 1 was a foregone conclusion. This added to the insult of the perceived harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
The word 'insult' is both a verb (insult, insults, insulting, insulted) and a noun (insult, insults). Example uses: Verb: Don't insult the cashier, she doesn't set the prices. Noun: The insult was not deserved and it hurt their feelings.
The opposite of an insult is a compliment.
You added insult to injury!I felt like that was an insult to my intelligence.You shouldn't insult other people.
The Insult was created in 1996-11.
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When you insult someone, you hurt their feelings.
The noun 'insult' can function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'insult' is it.Example uses:The insult didn't seem to phase him. (subject of the sentence)You can't predict the response that an insult will produce. (subject of the relative clause)Habitual drinking caused an insult to his liver. (direct object of the verb 'caused')You don't have to respond to an insult. (object of the preposition 'to')The insult was lame. It made me laugh. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'insult' in the second sentence)The word 'insult' is also a verb: insult, insults, insulting, insulted.