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contumely

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃuːməli/ / /ˈkɒntjuːməli/ / /kɒnˈt͡ʃuːməli/

noun

Etymology: From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).

  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

    For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, / The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, [...]

    Think of the insults, wrongs, and contumelies, / Ye bear from your proud lords—that your hard toil / Manures their fertile fields—you plow the earth, / You sow the corn, you reap the ripen'd harvest,— / They riot on the produce!— [...]

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