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Insult

/ˌɪˈnsʌlt/
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(verb) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).

Your remark amounts almost to insult.
It is an insult to her.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His rude comments about her cooking were a direct ____ that she found very difficult to forgive.

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