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Insulting vs Disagreeable - What's the difference?

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Insulting is a related term of disagreeable.


As adjectives the difference between insulting and disagreeable

is that insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting while disagreeable is not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.

As nouns the difference between insulting and disagreeable

is that insulting is the act of giving insult while disagreeable is something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.

As a verb insulting

is .

insulting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

    Anagrams

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    disagreeable

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.
    • (rfdate) Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and teach nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. --Udall.
  • Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.
    • (rfdate) That which is disagreeable''' to one is many times agreeable to another, or '''disagreeable in a less degree. --Wollaston.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "disagreeable" is often applied: odor, smell, taste, sensation, thing, person, man, woman, duty, work, feeling, manner, experience, effect, feature, business, surprise, job.

    Antonyms

    * agreeable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
  • * 1855 , Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)
    • The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.