noun
- A rude expression intended to offend or hurt.
- usage: "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- synonyms: abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification
- A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect.
- usage: "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
- synonyms: affront
verb
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