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Pronunciation / Transliteration: moyok
"그의 댓글은 모욕으로 여겨졌다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action.
"His comment was taken as an insult by everyone in the room."
- 1
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.
"She felt insulted by his rude remarks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th-century Latin word 'insultare', meaning 'to leap upon, jump at, or deride', combining 'in-' (upon) and 'saltare' (to leap). Over time, the physical sense of leaping upon an adversary evolved into the figurative meaning of launching a verbal or symbolic attack against someone's dignity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insult" is said worldwide
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Insulte
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sylt
"Son commentaire a été perçu comme une insulte."
Beleidigung
Transliteration: bəˈlaɪdɪɡʊŋ
"Sein Kommentar wurde als Beleidigung empfunden."
Insulto
Transliteration: inˈsulto
"Il suo commento è stato percepito come un insulto."
Insulto
Transliteration: inˈsulto
"Su comentario fue considerado un insulto."
Insulto
Transliteration: ĩˈsultu
"O comentário dele foi visto como um insulto."
अपमान
Transliteration: apamaan
"उसकी टिप्पणी को अपमान के रूप में लिया गया।"
侮辱
Transliteration: wǔrǔ
"他的评论被视为侮辱。"
모욕
Transliteration: moyok
"그의 댓글은 모욕으로 여겨졌다."
侮辱
Transliteration: bujoku
"彼のコメントは侮辱と見なされた。"
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