insult  noun [C]
 an offensive remark or action
 She made the usual insults about my appearance.
 The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the
 profession.
 The instructions are so easy they are an insult to your intelligence (=they seem to
 suggest you are not clever if you need to use them) .

 insult   verb [T]
 First he drank all my wine and then he insulted all my friends.
 I feel a bit insulted that anyone would think me old enough to be her sister.
 "I'd mistakenly assumed that he was your boyfriend." "Don't insult my taste!"

 insulting   adjective
 You can't offer such a low salary to someone who is so highly skilled - it's insulting.

 insultingly   adverb
 The questions were insultingly easy.