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An insult is a phrase or an act 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
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.
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