Usage Note
Insultare takes avere as its auxiliary and is transitive: ha insultato il giudice ('he insulted the judge'). The noun insulto is masculine. Do not confuse insultare with offendere, which is broader ('to offend' in any way, including unintentionally). Register: colloquial to neutral.
Examples
"Non insultare le persone."
Natural Translation
Don't insult people.

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