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insulting one's intelligence

insulting one's intelligence is the present participle and gerund of insult one's intelligence.

Meaning of insult one's intelligence

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)

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

Questions about insulting one's intelligence

What is insulting one's intelligence the present participle and gerund of?
Insulting one's intelligence is the present participle and gerund of insult one's intelligence.

Words near insulting one's intelligence in the dictionary

  1. insulters
  2. insultest
  3. insulteth
  4. insultin'
  5. insulting
  6. insulting one's intelligence
  7. insultingly
  8. insultingness
  9. insultings
  10. insultive
  11. insultment

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