insultee
One being disparaged
The person on the receiving end of an insult.
The word is rare and usually playful or ironic, appearing in contexts where someone wants to distinguish between the one doing the insulting and the one being insulted: The insultee took it in stride.
Cause or feel pain
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
resentful · indignant · affronted · aggrieved · disrespected · upset · pained · dismayed
Object of pursuit
- recipientOne who receives something
- addresseeIntended mail recipient
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- hearerOne who perceives sound
listener · respondent · subject · object · interlocutor · audience · witness · bystander
Unfairly blamed person
- buttRear of body
- laughingstockOne publicly mocked
- punching bagSuspended striking target
- whipping boyDesignated recipient of punishment
fall guy · patsy · dupe · stooge · mark · prey · underdog · sufferer
hurt
Cause or feel pain
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
distressed · resentful · indignant · affronted · aggrieved · disrespected · upset · pained · dismayed · embarrassed
target
Object of pursuit
- recipientOne who receives something
- addresseeIntended mail recipient
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
hearer · listener · respondent · subject · object · interlocutor · audience · witness · bystander
scapegoat
Unfairly blamed person
- buttRear of body
- laughingstockOne publicly mocked
- punching bagSuspended striking target
whipping boy · fall guy · patsy · dupe · stooge · mark · prey · underdog · sufferer · casualty
insulteeinsulter
One who disparages others
offender · mocker · derider · name-caller · disparager
- add insult to injuryWorsen harm with mockery
- insult to injuryWorsening an already bad situation
- added insult to injuryAggravated harm with disrespect
- hurl insults
- playground insult
- veiled insultCovert disparagement
insult, insulted, insulting, insultingly, insulter, insulters, insults