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Showing words for CONTUMACY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Contumacy

contumacy

7 Letter Words for Contumacy

account, autonym, caconym

6 Letter Words for Contumacy

amount, amuyon, cayuco, contam, cotman, county, cytoma, macoun, monact, motuca, mounty, moutan, noctua, occamy, outman, toucan, toyman, uncoat

5 Letter Words for Contumacy

accoy, accum, acton, antum, atomy, atony, ayont, canto, canty, cauon, coact, conta, cotan, couac, couma, count, coyan, cumay, cyano, cyton, macco, macon, manoc, manto, manty, maynt, mccoy, monty, mount, muton, notum, noyau, numac, occam, octan, tauon, toman, tunca, unact, unamo, uncoy, yamun, yucca, yuman

4 Letter Words for Contumacy

acct, actu, amon, amoy, antu, anyu, atmo, atoc, atom, aunt, auto, camo, canc, cant, cany, caon, caum, coat, coca, coct, coma, conc, cont, cony, coua, coyn, cuca, cunt, cuon, cuya, cyan, cyma, cyon, maco, mano, mant, many, maty, maun, maut, mayo, moan, moat, moca, mona, mont, mony, mota, motu, moun, mout, moya, munt, muon, muta, myna, nato, natu, naut, noma, nota, nout, oaty, octa, oman, onca, onym, outa, taco, taum, taun, tony, toun, tuan, tuna, tuno, tuny, tyum, unca, unco, unct, unta, unto, ymca, yont, yuan, yuca, yuma

3 Letter Words for Contumacy

acc, act, acy, amt, amu, amy, anc, ant, anu, any, atm, aum, ayu, cam, can, cat, cay, ccm, com, con, cot, coy, ctn, cto, cum, cun, cut, cyc, mac, man, mao, mat, mau, may, mna, moa, moc, mon, mot, mou, moy, mtn, mun, mut, mya, myc, nam, nat, nay, nco, noa, nom, not, noy, num, nut, oam, oat, oca, oct, ona, ont, ony, otc, out, tam, tan, tao, tau, tay, toa, toc, tom, ton, tou, toy, tua, tum, tun, tuy, uca, uma, una, unc, uta, utc, yam, yan, yat, yom, yon, yot, you, yum

Definitions for Contumacy

[1] stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority.
[2] obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
[3] the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order

Words related to Contumacy

insubordination, recalcitrance, disobedience, refractoriness, contempt, rebelliousness

Words nearby Contumacy

controlling interest, controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion, conté

Origin of Contumacy

1150–1200; Middle English contumacie < Latin contumācia, equivalent to contumāc-, stem of contumāx unyielding, stubborn (con- con- + -tum- of uncertain sense, though connected by classical authors with both contemnere to regard with contempt and tumēre to swell) + -āx adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

Word origin for Contumacy

C14: from Latin contumācia, from contumāx obstinate; related to tumēre to swell, be proud

Synonyms for Contumacy

contempt, disobedience, insubordination, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness