insult

Preſent we meet thy ſneaking treacherous ſmiles;

The harmleſs abſent ſtill thy ſneer reviles;

Such as in thee all parts ſuperior find,

The ſneer that marks the fool and knave combin'd;

When melting pity would afford relief

The ruthleſs ſneer that insult adds to grief.

The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.

The exact nature of the teratological insult in diabetic pregnancy, and the cell biological details of the induced disturbances, are not known.

Then fir'd with pious Rage, the gen'rous Train / Run madly forward, to revenge the ſlain. / And ſome with eager haſte their Jav'lins throw; / And ſome, with Sword in hand, aſſault the Foe. / The wiſh'd Inſult the Latine Troops embrace; / And meet their Ardour in the middle Space.

The Bull's Inſult at Four ſhe [the mother cow] may ſuſtain; / But, after Ten, from Nuptial Rites refrain. / Six Seaſons uſe; but then releaſe the Cow, / Unfit for Love, and for the lab'ring Plough.