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contumely in British English

(ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -lies

scornful or insulting language or behaviour

a humiliating or scornful insult

Derived forms

contumelious (ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs)

adjective

contumeliously (ˌcontuˈmeliously)

adverb

contumeliousness (ˌcontuˈmeliousness)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Latin contumēlia invective, from tumēre to swell, as with wrath

contumely in American English

(ˈkɑntuməli; ˈkɑntjuməli; ˈkɑntumli; ˈkɑntjumli; kənˈtʊməli; kənˈtjʊməli)

nounWord forms: plural ˈcontumelies

haughty and contemptuous rudeness; insulting and humiliating treatment or language

an instance of this; scornful insult

Word origin

ME contumelie < OFr < L contumelia, a reproach, abuse; prob. akin to contumacy

Synonyms of 'contumely'

scorn, abuse, insult, contempt

More Synonyms of contumely

(noun) in the sense of scorn

Definition

a humiliating insult

(literary)

Synonyms

scorn

They greeted the proposal with scorn.

abuse

A group of people started to heckle and shout abuse.

insult

Some of the officers shouted insults at prisoners on the roof.

contempt

I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.

humiliation

He suffered the humiliation of bankruptcy.

arrogance

At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.

disdain

She looked at him with disdain.

affront

She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

indignity

He suffered the indignity of having to face angry protesters.

derision

He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision.

rudeness

opprobrium

His political opinions have attracted public opprobrium.

insolence

The most frequent reason for excluding a pupil was insolence.

obloquy

superciliousness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abuse

Definition

insulting comments

A group of people started to heckle and shout abuse.

Synonyms

insults,

blame,

slights,

curses,

cursing,

put-downs,

libel,

censure,

reproach,

scolding,

defamation,

indignities,

offence,

tirade,

derision,

slander,

rudeness,

vilification,

invective,

swear words,

opprobrium,

insolence,

upbraiding,

aspersions,

character assassination,

disparagement,

vituperation,

castigation,

contumely,

revilement,

traducement,

calumniation

in the sense of affront

Definition

a deliberate insult

She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

Synonyms

insult,

wrong,

injury,

abuse,

offence,

slight,

outrage,

provocation,

slur,

indignity,

slap in the face (informal),

vexation

in the sense of arrogance

At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.

Synonyms

conceit,

pride,

swagger,

pretension,

presumption,

bluster,

hubris,

pomposity,

insolence,

hauteur,

pretentiousness,

high-handedness,

haughtiness,

loftiness,

imperiousness,

pompousness,

superciliousness,

lordliness,

conceitedness,

contemptuousness,

scornfulness,

uppishness (British, informal),

disdainfulness,

overweeningness

Nearby words of
contumely

contumacious
contumacy
contumelious
contumely
contusion
conundrum
convalesce

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contumely

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单词	contumely
释义	Trends of contumely View usage for: contumely in British English (ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -lies 1. scornful or insulting language or behaviour 2. a humiliating or scornful insult Derived forms contumelious (ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs) adjective contumeliously (ˌcontuˈmeliously) adverb contumeliousness (ˌcontuˈmeliousness) noun Word origin C14: from Latin contumēlia invective, from tumēre to swell, as with wrath contumely in American English (ˈkɑntuməli; ˈkɑntjuməli; ˈkɑntumli; ˈkɑntjumli; kənˈtʊməli; kənˈtjʊməli) nounWord forms: plural ˈcontumelies 1. haughty and contemptuous rudeness; insulting and humiliating treatment or language 2. an instance of this; scornful insult Word origin ME contumelie < OFr < L contumelia, a reproach, abuse; prob. akin to contumacy Synonyms of 'contumely' scorn, abuse, insult, contempt More Synonyms of contumely (noun) in the sense of scorn Definition a humiliating insult (literary) Synonyms scorn They greeted the proposal with scorn. abuse A group of people started to heckle and shout abuse. insult Some of the officers shouted insults at prisoners on the roof. contempt I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves. humiliation He suffered the humiliation of bankruptcy. arrogance At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant. disdain She looked at him with disdain. affront She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront. indignity He suffered the indignity of having to face angry protesters. derision He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision. rudeness opprobrium His political opinions have attracted public opprobrium. insolence The most frequent reason for excluding a pupil was insolence. obloquy superciliousness Additional synonyms in the sense of abuse Definition insulting comments A group of people started to heckle and shout abuse. Synonyms insults, blame, slights, curses, cursing, put-downs, libel, censure, reproach, scolding, defamation, indignities, offence, tirade, derision, slander, rudeness, vilification, invective, swear words, opprobrium, insolence, upbraiding, aspersions, character assassination, disparagement, vituperation, castigation, contumely, revilement, traducement, calumniation in the sense of affront Definition a deliberate insult She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront. Synonyms insult, wrong, injury, abuse, offence, slight, outrage, provocation, slur, indignity, slap in the face (informal), vexation in the sense of arrogance At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant. Synonyms conceit, pride, swagger, pretension, presumption, bluster, hubris, pomposity, insolence, hauteur, pretentiousness, high-handedness, haughtiness, loftiness, imperiousness, pompousness, superciliousness, lordliness, conceitedness, contemptuousness, scornfulness, uppishness (British, informal), disdainfulness, overweeningness Nearby words of contumely contumacious contumacy contumelious contumely contusion conundrum convalesce Synonyms of 'contumely' contumely Explore 'contumely' in the dictionary
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