| insulting remark |
| libel(noun, verb, upset, cut, hurt) |
| miff(noun, verb, upset, attack, hurt) |
| rankle(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke) |
| reproach(noun, slight, shame, insult, suggestion) |
| ridicule(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard) |
| scoff(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard) |
| stain(noun, slight, smear) |
| sting(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother) |
| umbrage(noun, verb, slight, annoy, provoke) |
| upset(verb, trouble, hurt, bother, disturb) |
| vilification(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, shame) |
| zinger(attack, slight, insult, stain, smear) |
| beard(verb, take, meet, oppose, play) |
| blot(noun, slight, stain, smear) |
| brave(verb, take, meet, oppose, play) |
| calumny(noun, slight, stain, smear) |
| casus belli(expression, idiom, insult, resentment, stimulus) |
| dart |
| depreciate(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |