dusta
dústa with stress marks
berate; insult; ridicule
Usage Note
Dusta refers to publicly shaming, ridiculing, or berating someone and carries a stronger emotional charge than alipusta, implying deliberate humiliation. It is used in literary and formal contexts; in everyday speech, murahin is the more common alternative.
Examples
" Huwag mong dustahin ang iba. "
Natural Translation
Do not insult others.
Literal Translation
Don't you-by insult the others.
" Masakit ang dusta ng mga tao. "
Natural Translation
The ridicule of the people is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the insult of (plural) person.
" Tinanggap niya ang dusta ng mga kaaway nang may dangal, na hindi gumaganti o nawawalan ng pag-asa. "
Natural Translation
He bore the insults of his enemies with dignity, neither retaliating nor losing hope.
Literal Translation
Accepted he the insult of-the enemies with dignity, that not retaliating or losing of hope.
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