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Associations of "Insulted" (30 Words)
affront | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. The sackings were an affront to justice. |
aggressor | A confident assertive person who acts as instigator. |
contumely | Insolent or insulting language or treatment. The Church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely. |
defamation | The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel. She sued him for defamation. |
derision | The act of deriding or treating with contempt. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief. |
flout | Treat with contemptuous disregard. The advertising code is being flouted. |
gibe | Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. Some cynics in the media might gibe. |
goad | Goad or provoke as by constant criticism. For him the visit was a goad to renewed effort. |
humiliation | An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect. The conference decision was a humiliation for the union s executive. |
indignity | Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity. The indignity of needing financial help. |
jeer | Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice. Some of the younger men jeered at him. |
jibe | Make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer. A jibe at his old rivals. |
lampoon | A speech or text lampooning someone or something. The magazine fired at God Royalty and politicians using cartoons and lampoons. |
mock | Mock examinations. Jim threw up his hands in mock horror. |
mockery | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way. In her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery. |
obloquy | A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions. Conduct to which no more obloquy could reasonably attach. |
parody | Make a parody of. His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction. |
playfully | In a playful manner. Lily laughed and playfully slapped him across the chest. |
rankle | Annoy or irritate (someone. The casual manner of his dismissal still rankles. |
ridicule | Subject to laughter or ridicule. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed. |
rudeness | A manner that is rude and insulting. What I will not tolerate is rudeness. |
satirize | Deride and criticize by means of satire. The movie satirized the notion of national superiority. |
scoff | Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way. You a scientist he scoffed. |
scorn | A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something. I met with scoffs I met with scorns. |
slander | A false and malicious spoken statement. He is suing the TV company for slander. |
sneer | A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls. She sneered her contempt. |
taunt | A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone. You once taunted me taunted me with cowardice because I dared not face the world and conquer it. |
tease | Ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect. She couldn t resist a gentle tease. |
teasing | Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way. Teasing comments. |
vilification | Slanderous defamation. The widespread vilification of politicians. |