insultation

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noun

The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.

OriginLatin insultatio →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nouninsultation (plural insultations)

plural insultations

  1. obsoleteThe act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.

    Against Insulation

    1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political
  2. obsoleteexultation

    Their triumphant insultation over Babel.

    c. 1818, George D'Oyly, Richard Mant, The Holy Bible According to the Authorized Version: Volume 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
insultoffense

Origin

  1. Latininsultatio
  2. Englishinsultation

Latin insultatio, from insulto: compare Old French insultation.

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APA

insultation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insultation

MLA

“insultation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insultation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insultation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insultation.

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