compliment vs insult

Definitions

verb

1. say something to someone that expresses praise
2. express respect or esteem for

noun

1. a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

Examples

Five runners-up will receive a beauty treatment and complimentary makeover.

The judge was awarded €25,000 from the paper following uncomplimentary and libellous remarks about his telephonic habits.

Katherine found herself smiling happily as if the compliment were directed at her own home.

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Definitions

verb

1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely

noun

1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Examples

They drew swords, and fought fiercely, cussing and insulting each other as swiftly as they threw blows.

Ignorance of Sarah Palin offends anyone who is educated, it's an insult to the intellectual world, american intelligence.

Many of us are highly educated and your presumptions are most insulting.

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