insult
Example Sentences
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“You’re really smart,” I said, and it wasn’t a question or an insult.
From Literature
I don’t want to add insult to financial injury, but something has got to change.
From MarketWatch
That will also have contained a large dose of smugness towards the Leeds fans, who had been throwing insults towards him during the game, according to the Spaniard.
From BBC
“And the insult added to that injury is an innocent party’s financial life can be turned upside down based on someone else’s fraud — conducted in the far-off past and entirely unbeknownst to the law-abiding party.”
From MarketWatch
How should brands deal with negative comments or feedback, especially if the insults seem unjustified or unreasonable?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
