contumely
noun
[ ˈkɒntjuːmɪli ]
• insolent or insulting language or treatment.
• "the Church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely"
Similar:
abuse,
insults,
slurs,
aspersions,
derision,
invective,
slander,
defamation,
denigration,
disparagement,
opprobrium,
obloquy,
vituperation,
vilification,
insolence,
rudeness,
impertinence,
discourtesy,
mud-slinging,
bad-mouthing,
bitchiness,
malapertness,
billingsgate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French contumelie, from Latin contumelia, perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell’.
