Tra từ insult - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·sult [insult insults insulted insulting] verb, noun
verb BrE [ɪnˈsʌlt] ; NAmE [ɪnˈsʌlt] ~ sb/sth
to say or do sth that offends sb
• I have never been so insulted in my life!
• She felt insulted by the low offer.
•You insult my intelligence! (= you are treating me as if I am stupid)
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘exult, act arrogantly’): from Latin insultare ‘jump or trample on’, from in- ‘on’ + saltare, from salire ‘to leap’. The noun (in the early 17th cent. denoting an attack) is from French insulte or ecclesiastical Latin insultus. The main current senses date from the 17th cent..

Thesaurus:
insult verb T, often passive
•I've never been so insulted!
offend • • abuse • • shock •
Opp: compliment, Opp: flatter
feel insulted/offended/shocked
deeply insulted/offended/shocked
Insult or offend? To insult sb is to do or say sth rude to them, usually deliberately. To offend sb is to upset them, either because you have insulted them, or because you have been rude or thoughtless about sb/sth that is important to them.

Example Bank:
•He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.
•I felt deeply insulted that she hadn't asked me to the meeting.
•Do you really expect me to believe that? Don't insult my intelligence!
•I have never been so insulted in all my life!

noun BrE [ˈɪnsʌlt] ; NAmE [ˈɪnsʌlt]
a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend sb
• The crowd were shouting insults at the police.
•~ to sb/sth His comments were seen as an insult to the president.
•The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy).
see add insult to injury at ↑add

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘exult, act arrogantly’): from Latin insultare ‘jump or trample on’, from in- ‘on’ + saltare, from salire ‘to leap’. The noun (in the early 17th cent. denoting an attack) is from French insulte or ecclesiastical Latin insultus. The main current senses date from the 17th cent..

Example Bank:
•I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.
•I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult
•Insults were flying back and forth.
•It was an insult to his wife.
•Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half.
•The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.
•The questions were a real insult to our intelligence.
•The two groups of fans exchanged insults.
•Then, to add insult to injury= to make things worse, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.
•They were hurling insults at the police.
•To call a woman a girl is the ultimate insult.
•Whatever you do, don't call a ‚railway enthusiast‘ a trainspotter— it's the ultimate insult.
•one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody
•The crowd was shouting insults at the police.