A manifestation of contempt; a derisive utterance or gesture; a taunt, an insult. archaic.

(with plural) An act that shows contempt, hatred, malice, or spite; an outrage, a shameful injury.

Disobedience or open disrespect, esp. that shown towards God, the church, or the authority of the monarch; contempt. Also as a count noun: an act or…

An expression or display of hostility or lack of respect; an act prompted by scorn or disdain. Usually in plural.

Scottish. Contemptuous treatment; disdain, disparagement. Also: a contemptuous act, an insult. Cf. lightly, v. Obsolete.

Unworthy treatment; contemptuous or insolent usage; injury accompanied with insult. With an and plural: A slight offered to a person; an act…

An instance of slighting or being slighted.

A statement or expression of hostility, confrontation, or rejection.

In various slang uses. U.S. An act or instance of unfair or harsh treatment; slighting, rejection, ‘the push’; esp. in to giveor get the shaft.