contumely
11contumely — Synonyms and related words: abuse, affront, airs, animadversion, arrogance, aspersion, assailing, assault, assurance, atrocity, attack, audacity, berating, billingsgate, bitter words, blackening, boldness, brickbat, bumptiousness, calumny,… …
12contumely — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. insult, abuse. See contempt, disapprobation, disrespect. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An act that offends a person s sense of pride or dignity: affront, despite, indignity, insult, offense,… …
13contumely — con·tume·ly || kÉ’ntjuËmlɪ n. rudeness, contemptuous behavior …
14contumely — [ kɒntju:mɪli, tju:mli] noun (plural contumelies) archaic insolent or insulting language or treatment. Derivatives contumelious ˌkɒntjʊ mi:lɪəs adjective contumeliously adverb Origin ME …
15contumely — n. Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, abuse, contemptuousness, insolence, rudeness, superciliousness, arrogance, scorn, contempt, disdain …
16contumely — noun (C, U) disrespectful and offensive behaviour or language …
17contumely — n 1. insult, affront, indignity, dishonor; contempt, scorn, derision, disdain, superciliousness; debasement, humiliation, degradation; abuse, scurrility, vituperation, invective, vulgarity; reproach, obloquy, calumny, opprobrium; sarcasm,… …
18contumely — con·tu·me·ly …
19contumely — con•tu•me•ly [[t]ˈkɒn tʊ mə li, tyʊ ; kənˈtu mə li, ˈtyu [/t]] n. pl. lies 1) insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment 2) a humiliating insult • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L contumēlia …
20contumely — /ˈkɒntʃuməli / (say konchoohmuhlee), /kənˈtjuməli / (say kuhn tyoohmuhlee) noun (plural contumelies) 1. insulting manifestation of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment. 2. a humiliating insult. {Middle English… …
