Injurias (en. Insults)

/inˈxuɾjas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Offense or damage to someone's dignity.

The injuries received online made him feel belittled.

Las injurias recibidas en la red hicieron que se sintiera menospreciado.

Words or actions that violate the dignity of a person.

The judge dismissed the complaint for injuries due to insufficient evidence.

El juez rechazó la denuncia por injurias al no haber pruebas suficientes.

Discourse that undermines another's reputation.

The injuries expressed in the political debate were very serious.

Las injurias vertidas en el debate político fueron muy graves.

It comes from the Latin 'iniuria', meaning 'injury' or 'offense'.

To receive injuries

To suffer offenses or injuries from others.

recibir injurias

To utter injuries

To say words that offend another person.

proferir injurias

Injuries and slanders

Actions that seek to harm someone's reputation.

injurias y calumnias

Slander

False accusation that causes damage to someone's honor or reputation.

calumnia

Defamation

Action of speaking ill of someone and harming their honor.

difamación

Offense

Action that wounds or causes disdain towards someone.

ofensa

Derogatory words used colloquially.

In the fight, they threw injuries that hurt their friendship.

En la pelea, se lanzaron injurias que lastimaron su amistad.

Negative comments on social media.

Don't let the injuries you received online affect you.

No dejes que las injurias que recibiste en línea te afecten.