Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insult"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Insult \In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon:
cf. F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.]
1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden.

2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an
act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an
indignity.

The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief.
--Savage.

Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See
{Affront}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr.
insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to
leap. See {Salient}.]
1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
[Obs.] --Shak.

2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by
word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a
liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Insult \In*sult"\, v. i.
1. To leap or jump.

Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. --Shak.

Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their
wooden king. --Jer. Taylor.

2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic]

The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel.

An unwillingness to insult over their helpless
fatuity. --Landor.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

insult
n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
"they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse},
{revilement}, {contumely}]
2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the
effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a
deliberate insult" [syn: {affront}]
v : treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with
his rude remarks" [syn: {affront}]


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