contumacy (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/
Definition
contumacy means disobedience, resistance to authority. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses contumacy to mean disobedience, resistance to authority.
The teacher asked students to find contumacy in the reading.
Check the words around contumacy to choose the right meaning.
How to Use contumacy
- a/the contumacy (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a contumacy."
- contumacy in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked contumacy in context before translating it."
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