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Definition of Inslt

In"sult (?), n. [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.] [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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • to assault verbally; to be deliberately rude to
  • An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
  • Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.
         The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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