insultation

noun

in·​sul·​ta·​tion

ˌinˌsəlˈtāshən

plural -s

1

archaic : an act of insulting : contemptuous or insolent treatment : scornful exultation

2

obsolete : attack, onset

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin insultation-, insultatio, from insultatus (past participle of insultare to insult) + -ion-, -io -ion

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