Insult vs Jokes - What's the difference?
insult | jokes |
(obsolete) To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).
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To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone).
(obsolete) To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
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* 1987 , Jamie Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda :
Anything that causes offence/offense, e.g. by being of an unacceptable quality.
(medicine) Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.
* 2006 , Stephen G. Lomber, Jos J. Eggermont, Reprogramming the Cerebral Cortex (page 415)
* 2011 , Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford 2011, p. 96:
(obsolete) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
(slang) Really good
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(joke)
As verbs the difference between insult and jokes
is that insult is (obsolete|intransitive) to behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against) while jokes is (joke).As nouns the difference between insult and jokes
is that insult is an action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude while jokes is .As an adjective jokes is
(slang) really good.insult
English
Verb
(en verb)- thou hast lost all, poor thou art, dejected, in pain of body, grief of mind, thine enemies insult over thee, thou art as bad as Job […].
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* (to offend) abuse, affront, offend, slight * See alsoAntonyms
*complimentNoun
(en noun)- the ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief
- To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!
- The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
- Within the complex genome of most organisms there are alternative multiple pathways of proteins which can help the individual cell survive a variety of insults , for example radiation, toxic chemicals, heat, excessive or reduced oxygen.
- (Dryden)
Synonyms
* (deliberatedly intended to be rude) abuse (uncountable), affront, offence (UK)/offense (US), pejorative, slam, slight, slur * (thing causing offence by being of unacceptable quality) disgrace, outrage * See alsoAntonyms
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* * English heteronymsjokes
English
Noun
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- this thing is so jokes ...i think it would be wack if someone responded to this.. but plz do cause that would be, like, some cool shit.
- Andrew VS Neil and Mike is totally jokes ! I love it when Andrew gets pissed, lol. It's so cool!
- Dappy's new tune is jokes , in a good way. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful which is more than I can say for most things on the radio.