indignity
[in-dig-ni-tee]
- an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
- Obsolete. disgrace or disgraceful action.
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Origin of indignity
Synonyms
See more synonyms for indignity on Thesaurus.com1. outrage. See insult.
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Examples from the Web for indignity
Contemporary Examples
Hand over the goodies or we could suffer some danger or indignity.
It doesn't make you a better person because you endured the indignity and trauma of it.
Bass once suffered the indignity of being the third hottest member of 'N Sync, widely considered to be less hot than JC Chasez.
The Ice Bucket Challenge: Celebrities Promote ALS Awareness, Washboard AbsAmy Zimmerman
August 11, 2014
Inside, he must have been thrilled—spared the indignity of embarrassing testimony while living to fight another day.
First, however, he had to get past the indignity of his introduction by Today's Ann Curry.
Historical Examples
He was trying hard not to cry, not from pain, but from the indignity he had suffered.
Pee-wee HarrisPercy Keese Fitzhugh
I was subjected to the indignity of questioning by many men.
Priestess of the FlameSewell Peaslee Wright
He was not afraid, but he did not relish the indignity that was proposed.
Tom Swift and his Electric RunaboutVictor Appleton
I was angry at the time, at the indignity I was forced to endure.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
Her voice hinted that this was an indignity which need not have been put upon her.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
indignity
- injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation
- obsolete disgrace or disgraceful character or conduct
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Word Origin and History for indignity
n.
1580s, "unworthiness," also "unworthy treatment; act intended to expose someone to contempt," from Latin indignitatem (nominative indignitas) "unworthiness, meanness, baseness," also "unworthy conduct, an outrage," noun of quality from indignus "unworthy" (see indignation). Related: Indignities.
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