"insult to injury" meaning in All languages combined

See insult to injury on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From add insult to injury. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} insult to injury (uncountable)
  1. Harm, especially verbal, added to another, usually more substantive. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-insult_to_injury-en-noun-JrDaOmVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From add insult to injury.",
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The cross-examination of the plaintiff was just insult to injury, blaming the victim."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Harm, especially verbal, added to another, usually more substantive."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "insult to injury"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From add insult to injury.",
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        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The cross-examination of the plaintiff was just insult to injury, blaming the victim."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Harm, especially verbal, added to another, usually more substantive."
      ],
      "tags": [
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}

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