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Insulting vs Assure - What's the difference?

insulting | assure |

As adjectives the difference between insulting and assure

is that insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting while assure is insured.

As verbs the difference between insulting and assure

is that insulting is while assure is .

As nouns the difference between insulting and assure

is that insulting is the act of giving insult while assure is insuree.

insulting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

    Anagrams

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    assure

    English

    Verb

    (assur)
  • To make sure and secure.
  • To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
    • I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
    He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
  • (obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.ii:
    • That as a law for euer should endure; / Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure .
  • To reassure.