- abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification - 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"
--1 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
--1 has particulars:low blow; scurrility, billingsgate; stinger, cut; vituperation, invective, vitriol Derived form: verb revile1