insult-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: intentionally rude gesture, speech, action

Commentary: INSULT[+event][+gesture][+social][+rude][+intentional]

Examples:
The senator ignored the insults shouted from the crowd and continued to speak.
That hand gesture is considered an insult in this society.
She felt the article was a deliberate insult on her character.

Mappings:
PropBank: insult.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: a state of injury to a body, thing

Commentary: INSULT[+state][+physical][+injured][+of_entity]
NOTE: the insult is the injury itself, not the agent that caused it (Sense 3)

Examples:
The ballerina's feet showed the insults of years of dancing on point.
The old mill still stood despite the insults of broken windows and graffiti on the brick walls.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a harmful or injurious agent

Commentary: INSULT[+relation][+role][+agent][+harmful][+to_body]
NOTE: the insult is a thing which causes the harm to something

Examples:
Reducing pollution and other environmental insults became a priority for them.
These toxins are serious insults to the functioning of red blood cells.
He endured the insults of a poverty-striken childhood and rose to prominence.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: anything perceived as worthless, contemptible

Commentary: INSULT[+relation][+role][+worthlessness][+of_entity]
NOTE: somewhat softened, metaphoric usage of Sense 1.

Examples:
Their paltry offer for this beautiful house is an insult.
The moronic plot of the film was an insult to one's intelligence.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a

Sense Number 5: make a bad situation even worse

Commentary: IDIOM: add_insult_to_injury

Examples:
Mentioning John's new wife to Mary will only add insult to injury.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom