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оскорбля́ть — meaning in English

oskorblyat

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English meaning

  • affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
  • diss verb To insult someone or show them disrespect, especially through words.
  • insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  • inveigh verb To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
  • offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.

Senses

оскорбля́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • affront (transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
  • diss (slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
  • insult (transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
  • inveigh (intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]
  • offend (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

affront — full definition

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

diss — full definition

  1. verb To insult someone or show them disrespect, especially through words.
  2. noun An insult or put-down.

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