insult one's intelligence
insult one's intelligence verb: to treat someone as if they are not intelligent or enough to understand something obvious.
Verb
insult 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)
- To treat someone as if they are not intelligent or enough to understand something obvious.
Forms of insult one's intelligence
| third-person singular present | insults one's intelligence |
|---|---|
| present participle | insulting one's intelligence |
| past participle | insulted one's intelligence |
| past | insulted one's intelligence |
Questions about insult one's intelligence
- What does insult one's intelligence mean?
- Insult one's intelligence means to treat someone as if they are not intelligent or enough to understand something obvious.
- What part of speech is insult one's intelligence?
- Insult one's intelligence is a verb.
- What is the past tense of insult one's intelligence?
- The past tense of insult one's intelligence is insulted one's intelligence.
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