insulting

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/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

adjective

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

“He received an insulting letter.”

Similar
contemptuousdisdainfulscornfuldisrespectful
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Meanings

adjectiveinsulting (comparative more insulting, superlative most insulting)

comparative more insulting · superlative most insulting

  1. Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

    He received an insulting letter.

    1 more example

    Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.

    2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of insult
nouninsulting (plural insultings)

plural insultings

  1. The act of giving insult.

    grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC
    1 more example

    Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.

    1689, Thomas Smith, diary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexpressing extreme contempt

Similar
contemptuousdisdainfulscornfuldisrespectful
Also see
abusivecontemptuousdisdainfuldisrespectfulinsultoryscornful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan insultant
  • insultantcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Chinese Mandarin 侮辱的
  • 侮辱的 (wǔrǔ de, wūrǔ de)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Danish fornærmende, fornærmelig
  • fornærmendecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • fornærmeligcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Dutch beledigend
  • beledigendcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Finnish loukkaava
  • loukkaavacontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
French outrageant, injurieux
  • outrageantcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • injurieuxcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • insultantcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
German beleidigend
  • beleidigendcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Greek προσβλητικός
  • προσβλητικός (prosvlitikós)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Hindi अपमानजनक
  • अपमानजनक (apmānajnak)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Hungarian sértő
  • sértőcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Indonesian menghina
  • menghinacontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Irish maslach
  • maslachcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Italian adontoso, oltraggiatore
  • adontosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • oltraggiatorecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • ingiuriosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • oltraggiosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • offensivocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • contumeliosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • insultantecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Japanese 蔑ろな, 侮辱的な
  • 蔑ろな (naigashiro na)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • 侮辱的な (bujokuteki na)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Latin insultans, iniuriosus
  • insultanscontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • iniuriosuscontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Māori hākiki
  • hākikicontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Polish obraźliwy
  • obraźliwycontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Portuguese insultante, injurioso
  • insultantecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • injuriosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • injuriantecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Romanian insultător, ofensator
  • insultătorcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • ofensatorcontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Russian оскорби́тельный
  • оскорби́тельный (oskorbítelʹnyj)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Spanish afrentoso, insultante
  • afrentosocontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
  • insultantecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Swedish förolämpande
  • förolämpandecontaining insult, or having the intention of insulting
Ukrainian обра́зливий
  • обра́зливий (obrázlyvyj)containing insult, or having the intention of insulting
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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