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Definitions for Contumely
[1] insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
[2] a humiliating insult.
[3] scornful or insulting language or behaviour
[4] a humiliating or scornful insult
Words related to Contumely
remark, humiliation, disdain, arrogance, abuse, rudeness, scorn, reproach, insolence, contempt
Words nearby Contumely
controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion, conté, conundrum
Origin of Contumely
1350–1400; Middle English contumelie (< Anglo-French ) < Latin contumēlia, perhaps akin to contumāx (see contumacy), though formation and sense development are unclear
Other words from Contumely
con·tu·me·li·ous [kon-too-mee -lee-uh s, -tyoo-] /ˌkɒn tuˈmi li əs, -tyu-/ , adjective
con·tu·me·li·ous·ly , adverb
con·tu·me·li·ous·ness , noun
Word origin for Contumely
C14: from Latin contumēlia invective, from tumēre to swell, as with wrath
Synonyms for Contumely
abuse, arrogance, contempt, disdain, humiliation, insolence, remark, reproach, rudeness, scorn, ing