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Pructus Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Be insulted

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What does "to be insulted" mean?
For example...
He was insulted.
Which one below does this mean?

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A: Somebody said something rude to him.
B: Somebody said something rude to him and he felt mentally wounded,.
C: It can mean both A and B according to the context.

  

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If you insult someone, you attack them verbally. It says nothing about how they felt about it. If someone is insulted, they have been attacked verbally.

  • If you insult someone, you attack them verbally.
  • It says nothing about how they felt about it.
  • If someone is insulted, they have been attacked verbally.
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If you insult someone, you attack them verbally. It says nothing about how they felt about it.

If someone is insulted, they have been attacked verbally.

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