Meaning of contumelia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

[kɔn.tʊˈmeː.li.a]

Definitions

العربية بهتان مرهم

Bosanski invektiva инвектива

Català invectiva

Čeština invektiva týrání

Deutsch Ausfall Invektive Misshandlung Scheltwort Schinderei schlechte Behandlung

Ελληνικά ακακοποίητα κακοποίηση

English abuse Affront insult Invective maltreatment mistreatment

Español denostación denuesto improperio invectiva maltratamiento maltrato oprobio

Suomi kaltoinkohtelu

Français invective invective invective maltraitance maltraitement sévice

עברית נְאָצָה

हिन्दी गाली

Hrvatski invektiva инвектива

Magyar gorombaság szitok

Bahasa Indonesia maki penganiayaan penyiksaan

Italiano abuso abuso diatriba imprecazione invettiva invettiva invettivo maltrattamento

日本語冷遇差別痛罵虐待

Latina convīcium invectio maledictum

Nederlands mishandeling scheldwoord schimpwoord

Polski inwektywa maltretowanie zniewaga znieważenie

Português destrato invectiva invective judiação

Русский брань

Српски invektiva инвектива

Svenska invektiv malträtering tillmäle vanvård

Українська лайка

“[…] ; quamquam de gloria vix dicere ausim, si nos et hostes haud secus quam feminas abditos intra vallum omnibus contumeliis eludunt, et […]”

[…] ; though I had as lief not to speak of glory, when the enemy jeers us with much abuse as if women concealing behind walls, and […]

“ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumēlia: ubi autem humilitās, ibi et sapientia”

Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

“Quae nova ista contumelia est in Quirites, de quibus optimi poetae elogium est:”

What new insult is this to the Quirites of whom the great poet sings: (Coleman trans., 1922 CE)

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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