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add insult to injury

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to worsen an unpleasant situation

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

pasttense
added insult to injury
presentparticiple
adding insult to injury
thirdpersonsingular
adds insult to injury
pastparticiple
added insult to injury