Synonyms

1. affront

Sentence Examples

1. It was an egregious insult to the good sense of the burghers of Rotterdam.
2. The waiter trod on his foot, adding injury to insult and he changed his mind about the library, and made a swift about face and went home.
3. To add insult to mortal injury, he died amid the echoes of an almighty boom.
4. It is not that the Deity cannot modify his laws, but that we insult him in imagining a possible necessity for modification.
5. Maidens and modesty, as I have said, wandered at will alone and unattended, without fear of insult from lawlessness or libertine assault, and if they were undone it was of their own will and pleasure.
6. His eyes narrowed, goaded by the insult he turned on Jack, exposing his back to his opponent.
7. She closed her mouth and swallowed her words and his insult.
8. No one would even think about suggesting it as to do so would be considered a grave and unforgivable insult against her father.
9. You never insult a fellow team member if you want to keep your job.
10. It was a simple door of heavy construction made to withstand more than the occasional insult from a hoof.