insult one's intelligence

verb

To treat someone as if they are not intelligent or enough to understand something obvious.

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Meanings

verbinsult one's intelligence (third-person singular simple present insults one's intelligence, present participle insulting one's intelligence, simple past and past participle insulted one's intelligence)

present singular third person insults one's intelligence · participle present insulting one's intelligence · participle past insulted one's intelligence · past insulted one's intelligence

  1. idiomaticTo treat someone as if they are not intelligent or enough to understand something obvious.
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