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CONTUMELY
abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
(noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; “when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse”; “they yelled insults at the visiting team”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contumely (countable and uncountable, plural contumelies)
Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tu*me*ly, n. Etym: [L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy.]
Definition: Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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