In·sult v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulting.]
1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.]
2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.
insulted
adj : treated with insolent and rude language especially openly
and intentionally [syn: affronted]