{
    "term": "insult",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend somebody",
            "sensetop": "insult to somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The crowd were shouting insults at the police."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His comments were seen as an insult to the president.",
                    "contextForm": "insult to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The questions were an **insult to our intelligence** *(= too easy)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Insults were flying back and forth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was an insult to her professionalism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two groups of fans exchanged insults."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He resorted to gratuitous insults."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whatever you do, don't call a 'railway enthusiast' a trainspotter—it's the ultimate insult."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bad", "grave", "great"],
                "verb + insult": ["hurl", "shout", "throw"],
                "insult + verb": ["fly"],
                "preposition": ["insult to"],
                "phrases": ["add insult to injury", "an insult to your intelligence"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only 300 people came to the match and, to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnsʌlt/",
                "audio": "in/insult/insult__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnsʌlt/",
                "audio": "in/insult/insult__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}