definitions

indign

[ in-dahyn ]
/ ɪnˈdaɪn /

adjective

Archaic. unworthy.
Obsolete. unbecoming or disgraceful.

Nearby words

indigent, indigested, indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign, indignant, indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue

Origin of indign

1400–50; late Middle English indigne < Middle French < Latin indignus, equivalent to in- in-3 + dignus worthy; see dignity
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British Dictionary definitions for indign

indign

/ (ɪnˈdaɪn) /

adjective obsolete, or poetic

undeserving; unworthy
unseemly; disgraceful
not deserved

Word Origin for indign

C15: from Old French indigne, from Latin indignus unworthy, from in- 1 + dignus worthy; see dignity
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