insult / disgrace
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insult
An insulting, derogatory remark or verbal abuse. Today the word is rather rare and is mostly used in elevated or old-fashioned language.
Er musste für seine Tat viel Schimpf und Spott ertragen.
He had to endure much insult and ridicule for his deed.
a disgrace
A fixed expression that expresses great dishonor, humiliation, and public embarrassment.
Es ist eine Schimpf und Schande, wie dieses historische Gebäude vernachlässigt wird.
It is a disgrace how this historic building is being neglected.
The noun 'der Schimpf' belongs to the verb 'schimpfen' (to insult someone / to scold). So 'der Schimpf' is the insult or verbal abuse itself.
Der Trainer schimpfte laut mit seiner Mannschaft.
The coach loudly scolded his team.
This word is outdated and is used almost only in elevated written language or in historical texts. In everyday speech, it is very uncommon.
In dem alten Roman musste der Held viel Schimpf über sich ergehen lassen.
In the old novel, the hero had to endure much insult.
'Schimpf' is very often used in the fixed paired expression 'Schimpf und Spott' (insult and ridicule). This means that someone is both insulted and mocked.
Nach seiner peinlichen Rede erntete der Politiker nur Schimpf und Spott.
After his embarrassing speech, the politician received only insult and ridicule.
The idiom 'Schimpf und Schande' (shame and disgrace) is a fixed unit. It is often used in the structure 'Es ist eine Schimpf und Schande, dass ...' (It is a disgrace that ...) to express great outrage about a situation.
Es ist eine Schimpf und Schande, dass so viel Essen weggeworfen wird.
It is a disgrace that so much food is thrown away.
insult
Beleidigung is the general modern term for a statement or action that belittles someone. Schimpf can also refer to an insulting statement, but today it sounds uncommon, elevated, or old-fashioned. In ordinary conversation, Beleidigung is therefore usually the better choice.
Im historischen Roman empfindet sie dieselben höhnischen Worte als schweren Schimpf.
In the historical novel, she considers the same mocking words a serious insult.
Im Gespräch empfand sie seine höhnischen Worte als Beleidigung.
In the conversation, she considered his mocking words an insult.
