insulting

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Very rude and meant to hurt feelings.

Meaning of «insulting»

adjective

very rude and meant to hurt feelings

His insulting words made everyone in the room upset.

Translation

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The difference between similar words

likely to upset or anger people

hurtfulmakes someone feel sad, even if not meantHer hurtful words made him cry.

offensivelikely to make people angry or upsetSome jokes are offensive to many people.

insultingmeant to show no respect and to hurt someoneHe made an insulting remark about her cooking.

abusivecruel, using bad words or violenceThe abusive customer shouted at the waiter.

Word family

insult B1 · verbinsulting B1 · adjectiveinsultingly C1 · adverb

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