affront

An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred" Picture: A portion of Hippolyte Delaroche's 1836 oil painting Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insult