Opposite of a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act . compliment . flattery . praise . appreciation .
insultverb. Synonyms: affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule. Antonyms: respect, salute, honor, praise , flatter, compliment, gratify.
Opposite of a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act . compliment . flattery . praise . appreciation .
| slight affront | taunt slander | derision libel | defamation mockery | obloquy vilification |
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| appease assuage | mollify placate | please pacify | satisfy settle | palliate calm |
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transitive verb. : to treat with insolence , indignity, or contempt : affront also : to affect offensively or damagingly doggerel that insults the reader’s intelligence. intransitive verb. archaic : to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunt. insult.
: meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something : serving or intended to disparage someone or something a disparaging term/word ... disparaging comments from ordinarily sane and sympathetic critics ...—
countable noun. A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something . The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would. Synonyms: dig, abuse, slight, insult More Synonyms of barb.
Opposite of a treaty agreeing to peace. war . conflict . hostility . animosity .
The state or quality of being offended .
Affend has no English definition . It may be misspelled.
‘Moist’ – a word apparently despised the world over – is about to be named the worst word in the English language. The word has emerged as a clear frontrunner in a global survey conducted by Oxford Dictionaries.
The definition of an insult is a rude or offending remark. An example of insult is calling someone stupid .
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