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contumely
insolent or contemptuous treatment of others
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Questions about “contumely”
Contumely (noun) means insolent or contemptuous treatment of others
Here is contumely used in an example sentence: "He bore the crowd's contumely with surprising dignity."
Common synonyms for contumely include insolence, scorn, contempt, derision.
Antonyms of contumely include respect, deference, courtesy.
Contumely is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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