No. 1,529 in Turkish
hakaret
"Insult" or "offense."
In a sentence
Ona hakaret ettiğim için özür diledim.
I apologized for insulting him.
In this sentence, 'hakaret' is used as a noun meaning 'insult', describing the action for which the subject is apologizing.
Onun hakaretine maruz kaldım ve bu beni üzdü.
I was subjected to his insult, and it upset me.
Here, 'hakaret' is used to describe an insult directed towards the speaker, focusing on the effect of being insulted.
Hakaret etmenin yanlış olduğunu bilmelisin.
You should know that insulting is wrong.
In this instance, 'hakaret' is part of a verb phrase 'hakaret etmek', reflecting the action of insulting to express its moral context.
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