approval vs insult

approval

noun
  • Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item. 

  • An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements. 

  • An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. 

insult

noun
  • Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused. 

  • Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality). 

  • Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. 

verb
  • To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). 

How often have the words approval and insult occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )