insult – In medicine and science, it can mean “trauma, something that disturbs normal functions.” More…
political correctness – Can be an insult, accusation, joke, or the name of an effort to change a society by means of wide-ranging but often small-scale cultural reform. More…
outrage – The true etymology of outrage has nothing to do with out or rage—rather, it is a borrowing from French outrage, “insult, outrage,” based on Latin ultra, “beyond,” and -agium, a noun suffix; outrage first meant “lack of moderation.” More…
umbrage – From Latin umbra, “shadow,” in English it originally meant “shade, shadow,” then shadowy suspicion, and then displeasure or resentment at a slight or insult. More…