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loukkaus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
  • infringement noun A violation of a law or someone's legal rights.
  • insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  • offense noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.
  • slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
  • slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.
  • violation noun An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
  • wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.

Senses

loukkaus is used for these senses in English:

  • affront An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
  • infringement A violation or breach, as of a law.
  • insult (uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
  • insult (countable) Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
  • offense The act of offending.
  • slam (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
  • slur An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
  • violation The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

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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