Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index An insult (or "term of disparagement") is a statement or action which is intended to affront or demean someone. Insults may be categorized as follows: Insult to intelligence Insult to education Insult to natural appearance Insult to behavior Insult via relatives Profanity is frequently used as part of insults to strengthen their emotional impact. The concept of fighting words has a definition in American Constitutional law. See terms of disparagement. In medicine, insult is an alternative term for a lesion or injury, as in brain insult. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.