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insulting

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He received an insulting letter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of giving insult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of insult

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

expressing extreme contempt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contemptuous, disdainful, scornful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: insultant — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 侮辱的 (wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Danish: fornærmende — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Danish: fornærmelig — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Dutch: beledigend — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Finnish: loukkaava — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • French: outrageant — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • French: injurieux — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • French: insultant — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • German: beleidigend — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Greek: προσβλητικός (prosvlitikós) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Hindi: अपमानजनक (apmānajnak) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Hungarian: sértő — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Indonesian: menghina — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Irish: maslach — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: adontoso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: oltraggiatore — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: ingiurioso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: oltraggioso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: offensivo — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: contumelioso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Italian: insultante — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Japanese: 蔑ろな (naigashiro na) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Japanese: 侮辱的な (bujokuteki na) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Latin: insultans — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Latin: iniuriosus — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Māori: hākiki — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Plautdietsch: beleidjent — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Polish: obraźliwy — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Portuguese: insultante — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Portuguese: injurioso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Portuguese: injuriante — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Romanian: insultător — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Romanian: ofensator — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Russian: оскорби́тельный (oskorbítelʹnyj) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Sanskrit: अकीर्तिकर (akīrtikara) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Serbo-Croatian: увредљив — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Serbo-Croatian: uvredljiv — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Spanish: afrentoso — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Spanish: insultante — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Swedish: förolämpande — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • Ukrainian: обра́зливий (obrázlyvyj) — containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
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