<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.</li><li>Synonyms: abuse, injure, scorn, offend.</li><li>Antonyms: compliment.</li><li>to affect as an affront; offend or demean.</li><li>Archaic: to attack; assault.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: to behave with insolent triumph; exult contemptuously (usually followed by on, upon, or over).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.</li><li>Synonyms: outrage, offense.</li><li>Antonyms: compliment.</li><li>something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence.</li><li>Medicine/Medical: an injury or trauma; an agent that inflicts this.</li><li>Archaic: an attack or assault.</li></ul>