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In private, journalists admit that writing anything positive about Japan is almost impossible in the current climate.President Park says that by insulting her, the likes of Mr Kato insult her nation.
Despite loud prompts from his son and Peter Robinson, the new-fangled, insulting replacement for the RUC eventually came out "ESPI" instead of PSNI.
Third, it's incredibly insulting to the vast majority of men to suggest that they are inherently savage and will always attack women given an opportunity.
Jeremy Clarkson's suspension from the BBC's Top Gear is just the latest development in a controversial career, from accusations of racism to insulting lorry drivers.
Related: Dredging in Great Barrier Reef allowed but not with taxpayer money, says Labor The Queensland government's latest efforts to "protect the Great Barrier Reef" by allowing the massive expansion of coal exports should be met with similar indignation because the logic is similarly insulting to the intelligence.
In November, he was charged with inciting the murder of protesters during his presidency, and he will be accused of espionage and insulting Egypt's judicial system at a later date.
In a rush to demonstrate their liberal credentials to their own populations, western governments and the majority of western media outlets failed to distinguish between the Putin government and the Russian people, only insulting the latter by politicizing the games, sending low-ranked delegations, and dishing up a feast of negativity.
Irrespective of how boring and rude Kaling herself finds the conversation around body image (she makes the valid point that questions about her confidence are "pretty insulting.
The complainant to the Guardian said: "They still post only extremely biased, offensive, trolling commentary – including insulting your correspondent, Luke Harding, whom they libel as a 'Russian hater' and mock as 'Luke Happyman'".
Yellen's gender, in fact, is often mentioned as a point in her favor – and if appointed, she would be the first female chairman of the Fed – but that's insulting as a real selling-point.
Within minutes, Labour accused him of being "sexist, patronising, insulting and un-prime ministerial".
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The adjective "insulting" primarily functions to describe something as offensive, disrespectful, or demeaning . It modifies nouns, indicating that they contain or convey an insult. According to Ludwig AI, the phrase is correct and usable in written English.
Expression frequency: Very common
