Definition: (noun) A rude expression intended to offend or hurt.
Synonyms: insult, revilement, vilification, abuse.
Usage: I can bear Dishonor, public insult, many shames, Shrill scorn, and open contumely, but he Who filches from me something that is mine … he Perils his soul and body in the theft And dies for his small sin.
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Source: The Free Dictionary