Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with insult in American Collocation
insult
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈɪnˌsʌlt/
deliberate
the final
gratuitous
grave
gross
personal
racial
racist
the ultimate
The final insult is that now we, the taxpayers, have to rescue the banks that caused the problem.
This is a grave insult to all decent people.
They are treated badly and, to add insult to injury, receive appallingly low wages.
shout insults
hurl
shout
throw
They hurled insults at me.
when two people or groups insult each other
exchange
trade
The two politicians used the broadcast to exchange insults.