An insult is an expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is considered degrading, offensive and impolite. Insults (sometimes called "cracks" "remarks" or one-liners) may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred".
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Famous quotes containing the word insult:
“The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can’t ignore it, top it; if you can’t top it, laugh at it; if you can’t laugh at it, it’s probably deserved.”
—Russell Lynes (b. 1910)
“Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 14:31.
“An insult angers me. Being ignored crushes me.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)