Usually means: Worsen situation with disrespectful remarks.
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  1. add insult to injury: Merriam-Webster
  2. add insult to injury: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. add insult to injury: Collins English Dictionary
  4. add insult to injury: Wiktionary
  5. Add Insult to Injury: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Add Insult To Injury: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  7. add insult to injury: Merriam-Webster

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  1. add insult to injury: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (add insult to injury)

verb:  (idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.

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