Insult and Lie

Insult

Insult noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

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Lie and insult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a noun "Insult".

Nearby Words: insulting, insulted, insultingly

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Insult and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insult" instead a noun "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

old	old insult	old lie
good	good insult	good lie
best	best insult	best lie
direct	direct insult	direct lie
Other adjectives: original, true, single, simple, nasty, great, huge, bad, terrible, horrible, subtle, deliberate, new, major, worst, last, occasional, earlier, bigger.

character	insult character	lie character
man	insult man	lie man
people	insult people	lie people
honor	insult honor	lie honor
Other words: time, way, harry, child, times, friends.

Lister's attempts to teach Kryten to lie and insult people end up like this.

Source: Gagging on Your Words
The captain's teammates talk to each other about the lie and insult his playing.

Source: Bilingual Backfire
Every lie you tell to cover your inadequacies, every perceived insult you think you're getting... just feeds it.

Source: Not So Different / Live-Action TV

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