insulting
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insulting
- /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
adjective more insulting · most insulting
- Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. He received an insulting letter.
verb
- present participle and gerund of insult
noun insultings
- The act of giving insult. grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abusive, offensive, scornful, opprobrious, disdainful, contemptuous, scurrilous, disrespectful, outrageous, affront, derogatory, insolent, contempt, demeaning, humiliated, shameful
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adj containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
| Español | afrentoso, insultante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 蔑ろな naigashiro na, 侮辱的な bujokuteki na |
| 中文 | 侮辱的 wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de |
| हिन्दी | अपमानजनक apmānajnak |
| Português | insultante, injurioso, injuriante |
| Français | outrageant, injurieux, insultant |
| Deutsch | beleidigend |
| Italiano | adontoso, oltraggiatore, ingiurioso, oltraggioso, offensivo, contumelioso |
| Ελληνικά | προσβλητικός prosvlitikós |
| Română | insultător, ofensator |
| Русский | оскорби́тельный oskorbítelʹnyj |
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title = {insulting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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