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English Dictionary: contumely	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contumely n 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" Synonym(s): abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contumely \Con"tumely\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. {Contumacy}.] 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.