insultati

Insultati is the plural past participle of the Italian verb insultare, meaning to insult. In ordinary use, it can function as a masculine plural adjective agreeing with a masculine or mixed-gender group, or as a noun phrase referring to people who have been insulted. The feminine plural form is insultate; the singular forms are insultato (masc. sing.) and insultata (fem. sing.). When used as a past participle in compound tenses, it agrees in gender and number with the subject: Sono stati insultati (they were insulted).

Origin and form: insultare derives from Latin insultare, from insultus “a shock, assault,” though the precise etymology is not always specified in general usage. The related noun insulto means “insult.” Insultati is not typically used as a standalone noun outside contexts where “the insulted” refers to a specific group; more common is a phrase like gli insultati or le persone insultate.

Usage notes: Insultati is commonly found in formal or journalistic Italian when discussing victims of verbal abuse or when labeling a group that has experienced insults. In everyday speech, speakers often prefer explicit phrases such as le persone insultate or coloro che sono stati insultati. The term retains a neutral to descriptive tone rather than a judgmental one, depending on context.

Examples:

- Gli insultati hanno chiesto un chiarimento.

- Le persone insultate hanno parlato con i media.

See also: insulto, insultare, insultante.