insult one's intelligence: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  GlobalUSUKidiomaticformalinformal
  • To treat or address someone as if they are not intelligent or incapable of understanding something obvious; to speak or act in a way that is condescending to the person's intelligence.

  Examples

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  • I felt insulted when the teacher insulted my intelligence by explaining something so basic.

    Me sentí insultado cuando el profesor menospreció mi inteligencia al explicar algo tan básico.

  • Don’t insult my intelligence by assuming I don’t understand the situation.

    No insulte mi inteligencia asumiendo que no entiendo la situación.

  • She accused him of insulting her intelligence by ignoring the obvious facts during the debate.

    Ella lo acusó de insultar su inteligencia al ignorar los hechos evidentes durante el debate.

  • The advertisement insulted consumers’ intelligence with misleading claims about the product.

    El anuncio insultaba la inteligencia de los consumidores con afirmaciones engañosas sobre el producto.