insult
verb (used with object)
to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
insulted
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past participleof insult.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof insult.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
insultverb (used with object)to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
Example Sentences
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My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Police say the brothers insulted a woman during an altercation over loud noise.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Petro and Trump have clashed and regularly publicly insulted each other over issues including drug-trafficking and US intervention in the region, though relations improved after a meeting at the White House in February.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
In her first lawsuit, Carroll accused Trump of defaming her when he insulted her and denied raping her in a department-store dressing room in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Within the first few minutes of the game, Geller insulted Bobby by offering him a draw after his seventh move.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
