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insultation

insultation noun: the act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.

Noun

insultation (plural insultations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.
    • Against Insulation1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political
  2. (obsolete) exultation
    • Their triumphant insultation over Babel.c. 1818, George D'Oyly, Richard Mant, The Holy Bible According to the Authorized Version: Volume 2

Forms of insultation

pluralinsultations

Origin of insultation

Latin insultatio, from insulto: compare Old French insultation.

Questions about insultation

What does insultation mean?
Insultation means the act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.
What part of speech is insultation?
Insultation is a noun.
What is the plural of insultation?
The plural of insultation is insultations.

Words near insultation in the dictionary

  1. insultable
  2. insultant
  3. insultants
  4. insultathon
  5. insultathons
  6. insultation
  7. insultations
  8. insultative
  9. insulted
  10. insulted one's intelligence
  11. insultedst

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