insult
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The idea that valuing this in a rational way for tax purposes is somehow too hard is an insult to our intelligence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
For much of the Gulf, the proposal only added insult to injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Chelsea's poor season contained one final insult when they were beaten at Sunderland on the final day, meaning they have no European football under new manager Xabi Alonso next season.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Mallori Johnson plays her sister Anaia: shy, retreating and “emotional,” a descriptor that lands like an insult on her psyche.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
My first goal in this chapter, then, is to establish why Newton was hostile to the word ‘hypothesis’ and felt that its use in the context of his own work amounted to an insult.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing insult
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
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