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contumely

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒntju:mili/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Rude and contemptuous language or treatment intended to insult or humiliate.

侮辱,傲慢无礼,蔑视

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
tumswell, be swollen, be proud
+
elconnector
+
ycharacterized by
=contumely

Common Collocations

  • 1.suffer contumely遭受辱骂

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The public figure endured years of contumely from critics who questioned her abilities.

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