| contumely | (n) การสบประมาท, See also: การดูหมิ่น, การเหยียดหยาม, Syn. abuse, insult, revilement |
| contumely | (คอน'ทุมะลี) n. การดูหมิ่น, ความหยิ่งยะโสที่เป็นการดูหมิ่น, การสบประมาท., See also: contumelious adj., Syn. insolence |
| contumely |
| Contumely | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| abuse | (n) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt, Syn. vilification, revilement, contumely, insult, Example: when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse; they yelled insults at the visiting team |
| Schmähen { n }; Schmähung { f }; Hohn { m } | contumely [Add to Longdo] |
