оскърбя́вам — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
• injure verb To physically hurt a person or animal.
• insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
• offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
• wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.

Senses

оскърбя́вам is used for these senses in English:

• abuse (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]
• affront (transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
• injure (transitive) To do injustice to.
• insult (transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
• offend (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
• wound (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

affront — full definition

1. noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
2. verb To insult or offend someone openly.

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