insult

v. speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner, offend, affront

n. affront, offense, rude remark or action

In medicine, insult is a synonym for injury or trauma, for example "brain insult" (brain damage). An insult is an expression, statement or behavior that is considered offensive, rude or degrading. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An example of the is a well-intended simple explanation, which in fact is , but is given due to underestimating intelligence or knowledge of the other.
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Noun
1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
(synonym) abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification
(hypernym) disrespect, discourtesy
(hyponym) low blow
(derivation) diss, affront
2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
(synonym) affront
(hypernym) discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
(hyponym) indignity
(derivation) diss, affront
Verb
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
(synonym) diss, affront
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(derivation) affront

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
  

(v. t.)
The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
  

(v. t.)
Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity.
  

(v. i.)
To leap or jump.
  

(v. i.)
To behave with insolence; to exult.
  

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