contumely
con·tu·mely
noun
1.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
- “when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse”
- “they yelled insults at the visiting team”
Origin
From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).
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