Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: insult

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insult Sep 27th 2012, 03:28 rv, sorry: an insult is still an "insult" even if it's *not* effective; and insults can indeed be physical; Google "this insult to" for plenty of examples ← Older revision Revision as of 03:28, 27 September 2012 Line 53: Line 53:   {{en-noun}}   {{en-noun}}     − # A [[targeted]], non-physical attack that is intended to be hurtful, and is received as such by its target. + # An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.   #* '''1987''', Jamie Lee Curtis, ''A Fish Called Wanda'':   #* '''1987''', Jamie Lee Curtis, ''A Fish Called Wanda'':   #*: ''To call you stupid would be an '''insult''' to stupid people!''   #*: ''To call you stupid would be an '''insult''' to stupid people!'' − # Something that is felt to cause offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality. + # Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.   #: ''The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.''   #: ''The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.''   # {{medicine}} Something causing [[disease]] or injury to the [[body]] or bodily processes.   # {{medicine}} Something causing [[disease]] or injury to the [[body]] or bodily processes.

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