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indignity

[ in-dig-ni-tee ]

noun

plural indignities.
  1. an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.

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  2. Obsolete. disgrace or disgraceful action.


indignity

/ ɪˈɪɡɪɪ /

noun

  1. injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation
  2. obsolete.
    disgrace or disgraceful character or conduct
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indignity1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin Ի徱Ծ “unworthiness,” equivalent to indign(us) “undeserving, unworthy”( indign ) + - -ity
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That indignity went largely overlooked until Joshuanette took it on as a personal endeavour, leading to the creation of an accessible bathroom.

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A planned beach getaway by Lili and Esti implodes when a hotel clerk refuses to honor their reservation, a foreshadowing of far worse indignities to come.

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Adra hopes in vain that the mainstream media will report on these indignities, then has a visiting journalist talk grimly about once doing such a piece: People “paid attention to that for 10 minutes.”

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“Look,” she said, scrolling again through her phone, stopping at an indignity she could not endure.

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It wasn’t the final indignity for his team.

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