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insult

-1 n. அவமதிப்பு, மரியாதையற்ற நடத்தை, வகை மொழி, பழிதூற்றரவு, நிந்ததை.-2 v. வசை கூறு, இகழ், அவமதி, பலர்முன் பழித்துரை, மானபங்கஞ்செய்.


Synonyms

#verb affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule #noun affront, abuse, [see indignity] #verb affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule #noun affront, abuse, [see indignity]

Antonyms

#verb affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule #noun affront, abuse, [see indignity] #verb affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule #noun affront, abuse, [see indignity] #verb respect, salute, honor, praise, flatter, compliment, gratify #noun

In"sult, n. Etym: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage. Syn. -- Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See Affront. In*sult", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulting.] Etym: [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See Salient.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. In*sult", v. i. 1. To leap or jump. Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. Shak. Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king. Jer. Taylor. 2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic] The lion being dead, even hares insult. Daniel. An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. Landor. In"sult, n. Etym: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage. Syn. -- Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See Affront. In*sult", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulting.] Etym: [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See Salient.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. In*sult", v. i. 1. To leap or jump. Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. Shak. Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king. Jer. Taylor. 2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic] The lion being dead, even hares insult. Daniel. An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. Landor.


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