contumacy
con·tu·ma·cy
contumacy · contumacies
Widerspenstigkeit, Verstocktheit, Gehorsamsverweigerung
Disobedience, resistance to authorityDisobedience, resistance to authority.
/ˈkɒntjʊməsi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Disobedience, resistance to authority.
Widerspenstigkeit, Verstocktheit, Gehorsamsverweigerung
obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
Translations
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By meaning 1
disobedience, resistance to authority:
Origin
From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobediencFrom Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).
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Forms
plural: contumacies| Singular | contumacy |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable