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noun 
  1. An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
  2. Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.
The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To offend someone by being rude, insensitive or insolent
  2. (transitive) To demean or affront
Etymology: insultare, to jump at, from salireLatin, salire, to jump

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