contumely
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃuːməli/ / /ˈkɒntjuːməli/ / /kɒnˈt͡ʃuːməli/
noun
Etymology: From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).
- 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!— [...]”