insult

/ɪnˈsʌlt/ verb [T]

Translation

› to say or do something to someone that is rude and offensive

hakaret etmek, aşağılamak

How dare you insult me in front of my friends!1015

insulting adjective › rude and offensive

aşağılayan, hakaret eden; aşağılayıcı, küçük düşürücü

an insulting remark1015

(Definition of insult verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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