"contumely" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntjuːməli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contumely.wav [Southern-England], En-us-contumely.wav [US] Forms: contumelies [plural]
Etymology: From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|contumelie}} Old French contumelie, {{der|en|la|contumēlia||insult}} Latin contumēlia (“insult”), {{m|la|com-||}} com-, {{m|la|tumeō||swell}} tumeō (“swell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contumely (countable and uncountable, plural contumelies)
  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: contumacious, contumaciously, contumaciousness, contumacy, contumelious Translations (offensive and abusive language or behaviour): անարգանք (anargankʻ) (Armenian), оби́да (obída) [feminine] (Bulgarian), оскърбле́ние (oskǎrblénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 侮辱 (Chinese Mandarin), 无礼 (wúlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 傲慢 (àomàn) (Chinese Mandarin), spot [masculine] (Dutch), hoon [masculine] (Dutch), belediging [feminine] (Dutch), grove taal [feminine] (Dutch), háðan [feminine] (Faroese), frekleiki [feminine] (Faroese), tarcaisne [feminine] (Irish), contumelia [feminine] (Italian), insulto [masculine] (Portuguese), contumélia [feminine] (Portuguese), insolência [feminine] (Portuguese), оскорбле́ние (oskorblénije) [neuter] (Russian), де́рзость (dérzostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), injuria [feminine] (Spanish), ofensa [feminine] (Spanish), contumelia [feminine] (Spanish), обра́за (obráza) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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