contumelia

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contumelia f sing (pl.: contumelie)

  1. parola, frase o espressione dal significato apertamente offensivo, pronunciata per maleducazione e villania o allo scopo di insultare od oltraggiare; ingiuria
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IPA: /kontuˈmɛlja/

dal latino contumelĭa, probabile corruzione di una voce, *contemnelia, che la pone in relazione con il verbo contemnĕre "disprezzare"

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contumelia

  1. offesa, ingiuria, oltraggio, insulto, villania, affronto, contumelia
  2. urto, sfregio