IN'SULT, noun [Latin insultus, from insilio, to leap on; in and salio, to leap.] 1. The act of leaping on. [Little used.] 2. Any gross abuse offered to another, either by words or actions; act or speech of insolence or contempt. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. INSULT', verb transitive [Latin insulto. See the Noun.] To treat with gross abuse, insolence or contempt, by words or actions; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. To insult over, to triumph over with insolence and contempt. INSULT', verb intransitive To behave with insolent triumph.
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