Plural of insult

Forms of insult

Insults in a sentence

• Such marriages he had held were insults to the manhood of any man and the womanhood of any woman.1907 October, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Red Godwyn”, in The Shuttle, New York, N.Y.: Frederick A[bbott] Stokes Company, →OCLC, page 348
• Within the complex genome of most organisms there are alternative multiple pathways of proteins which can help the individual cell survive a variety of insults, for example radiation, toxic chemicals, heat, excessive or reduced oxygen.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, “What Cells Can Do”, in The Cell: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), Oxford...
• He got a series of insults off before I could come up with a single retort.From the entry get off
• Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.From the entry vituperative
• The peace talks became inamicable and the participants fired insults at each other.From the entry inamicable

Meaning of insult

1. verb To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
2. verb To assail, assault, or attack; (specifically, military) to carry out an assault, attack, or onset without preparation.
3. verb To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (against or over someone).

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More about insult

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• Synonyms of insult
• Insult in a sentence
• Past tense of insult
• Insult in Hindi
• Insult in Tamil
• Insult in Marathi
• Insult in Urdu

Questions about the plural of insult

What is the plural of insult?

The plural of insult is insults.

Is insult countable?

Insult is a countable and uncountable noun.