Insult and Refuse

Insult

Insult verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

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

Nearby Words: insulting, insulted, insultingly

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Insult and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insult" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

person	insult person	refuse person
guy	insult guy	refuse guy
people	insult people	refuse people
time	insult time	refuse time
Other words: way, mother, father, times.

Too Dumb to Live: AI cities never learn that if you've got a standing army as large as the game allows, maybe they shouldn't make unreasonable demands of you, or refuse and insult you when you demand something of them.

Source: Video Game / Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Not only does Ranma refuse but she goes on to insult the entire Amazon way of life.

Source: Screw You, Elves!
She urges Ben to accept it because it would be a great insult to refuse, but it still frightens her.

Source: Literature / Magic Kingdom of Landover

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