Collocations for "insult"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "insult" in context.
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insult
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- idiom: adding insult to injury
- idiom: that just added insult to injury
- an [inappropriate, unexpected] insult
- is an insult in [French]
- is considered an insult
- shouted insults at
- hurled insults at [them, the boss, the crowd]
- is an insult to my intelligence
- his [comment, remark] was seen as an insult
- made an insult about my [clothes, style]
- am tired of her insults
- I take that as an insult!
- just brushed [aside, off] the insults
- the insults didn't [affect, unnerve] her
- the [rivals, opponents, boxers] traded insults
- the final insult
- insulted his [boss, friend, teacher]
- insulted him with [remarks, her comments]
- insulted him by [saying, suggesting, mimicking]
- didn't [mean, want, intend] to insult you
- insulted by her [boss]
- insulted in front of his [boss]
- insulted for (not) [having, being, accepting, doing]
- insulted for their [comments, actions, attitude]
- (feel) insulted over the [comments]
- (don't) insult my [intelligence, integrity]
- insulted and [threatened, warned, abused, abandoned]
'insult' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):