insult
gb/ˈɪnsʌlt/ us/ˈɪnsʌlt/
B1
אנגלית
~ 1900
sértés, megsért, sérteget, károsodás, sérülés
שם עצם
B1
1
sértés
B1
תבנית שימוש:
an insult to [someone/something]
Her comment about his work was a clear insult.
A nő megjegyzése a férfi munkájáról egyértelmű sértés volt.
He took the joke as an insult and left the room.
Sértésnek vette a viccet, és kiment a szobából.
They shouted insults at each other during the argument.
The decision was seen as an insult to the whole community.
דוגמאות ללומדים
That word is an insult.
Ez a szó sértésnek számít.
He made an insult about my hair.
Sértő megjegyzést tett a hajamra.
I do not like insults.
She gave me an insult in front of my friends.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'insult' (noun) with 'assault', which refers to physical attack rather than verbal offense.
משמעות
offensive remark or action
צירופים
personal insult
|direct insult
|serious insult
|take as an insult
|hurl insults
מילים נרדפות
offense (A broader term that can refer to any cause of hurt feelings, not just verbal or physical disrespect.)
|
slight (A more subtle or indirect form of insult, often unintentional.)
הפכים
compliment (A positive remark that shows approval or admiration, opposite of an insult.)
נושאים
emotions
|communication
|conflict
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Something you say or do that hurts someone’s feelings or shows you do not respect them.
A remark or action that is intended to offend, disrespect, or hurt someone's feelings.
פועל
B1
2
תבנית שימוש:
to insult [someone]
I didn’t mean to insult you with my comment.
Nem akartalak megsérteni a megjegyzésemmel.
She felt he was insulting her by ignoring her ideas.
Úgy érezte, a férfi azzal sérti meg, hogy figyelmen kívül hagyja az ötleteit.
They insulted the referee after the match.
He insulted me in front of my friends.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Do not insult me.
Ne sértegess!
He insulted his friend.
Megsértette a barátját.
She insulted her teacher.
I think you insulted him by mistake.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'insult' (verb) with 'insulting' as an adjective, leading to incorrect sentence structures like 'He is insult me'.
משמעות
to offend or disrespect someone
צירופים
insult someone’s intelligence
|insult a person
|insult openly
|feel insulted
מילים נרדפות
offend (Can be broader and include causing emotional hurt without intent.)
|
disrespect (Focuses more on showing lack of respect rather than causing hurt feelings.)
הפכים
praise (To express approval or admiration for someone, opposite of insulting them.)
נושאים
emotions
|communication
|conflict
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To say or do something that makes someone feel bad or not respected.
To say or do something with the intention of offending, disrespecting, or hurting someone.
שם עצם
C1
TECHNICAL
3
The patient suffered a neurological insult during surgery.
A beteg a műtét során neurológiai károsodást szenvedett.
Repeated head insults can lead to long-term damage.
Az ismételt fejsérülések hosszú távú károsodáshoz vezethetnek.
The brain insult was caused by lack of oxygen.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The doctor said there was a brain insult.
Az orvos azt mondta, hogy agyi károsodás történt.
An insult to the heart can be serious.
A szívet ért károsodás súlyos lehet.
He had a spinal cord insult.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this meaning is related to verbal offense; in medical contexts it refers to physical harm.
משמעות
physical injury to body tissue
צירופים
brain insult
|spinal cord insult
|neurological insult
מילים נרדפות
injury (General term for physical harm; 'insult' is used more in medical contexts for tissue damage.)
הפכים
healing (The process of becoming healthy again, opposite of sustaining an injury.)
נושאים
medicine
|health
|body
|science
הגדרה
In medicine, harm to the body from injury, sickness, or dangerous substances.
In medical contexts, damage to body tissue caused by trauma, infection, toxins, or other harmful agents.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
insult
IPA
GB/ˈɪnsʌlt/
US/ˈɪnsʌlt/
הברות והטעמה
in - sult (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: insult
- Plural: insult, insults
Verb
- Base: insult
- 3rd Person Singular: insults
- Present Participle: insulting
- Past: insulted
משפחת מילים
Forms
insults
noun
insulting
verb
insulted
verb
Negative and opposite forms
compliment
noun B1
Advanced or less common
insultingly
adverb
ביטויים
hurl insults
1/hˈɚl ɪnsˈʌlts/
fixed phrase
shout offensive remarks at someone
To shout mean or rude words at someone.
דוגמאות
- The fans began to hurl insults at the opposing team.
- They stood across the street hurling insults at each other.
trade insults
1/tɹˈeɪd ɪnsˈʌlts/
fixed phrase
exchange offensive remarks in argument
To say rude things to each other during an argument.
דוגמאות
- The politicians traded insults during the debate.
- They sat at the bar trading insults all night.
add insult to injury
1/ˈæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
idiom
Make someone feel worse after harm
To make a bad experience even worse for someone by saying or doing something unkind after it happened.
דוגמאות
- Losing was bad enough, but being laughed at added insult to injury.
- Losing the game was bad enough, but being mocked afterwards added insult to injury.
- She was late and, to add insult to injury, forgot my birthday.
- She was late for the meeting and, to add insult to injury, forgot her notes.