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Meaning of insult to injury | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Harm, especially verbal, added to another, usually more substantive.

uncountable

Examples

“The cross-examination of the plaintiff was just insult to injury, blaming the victim.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

insultability insultant insultathon insultation Insulted insultee