Contumely, n.
Etymology: [L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy.]
Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists contumely only as an antonym, under fame.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given