Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "insult" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

compliment

Typical Location

school playground

Capable Of

destroy person's spirit hurt feelings make person angry

Causes

hurt feelings

Causes Desire

fence

Derived Terms

add insult to injury an insult to one is an insult to all complisult counterinsult heap insult on injury insult one's intelligence insult to injury insultable insultant insultathon insultee insultive insultment insultory insultproof insultry microinsult outinsult uninsulted

Context

medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bruise discourtesy disrespect hurt injure offence offend offense offensive activity spite wound

Type Of (IsA)

discourtesy

Related Terms

insolence insultation

Related Terms

behave body criticism demean disease insensitive insolent manner obnoxious onset rude rude criticism sudden trample

Synonym Network

abuse disgrace diss

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.