TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tarcaisne, f. (gs. ~, pl. -ní). Contempt, scorn; affront, insult. ~ a fhulaingt, to suffer contumely; to endure an insult. Bheith faoi tharcaisne, to be held in contempt. Ní chuireann Dia an croí umhal i d~, God despises not the humble heart. ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to insult s.o. An ~ a chur i gceann na héagóra, to add insult to injury.