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injurier

insult

verb an-zhew-RYEH Rare

Also means

abuse verbally

Usage Note

Injurier means to hurl insults at someone; the noun is injure (f), which in French means a verbal insult rather than bodily harm. Do not confuse with blesser (to injure physically). The related adjective injurieux/injurieuse means 'insulting' or 'offensive'.

Examples

"Il a commencé à injurier l'arbitre."

Natural Translation

He started to insult the referee.

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