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indignity
[ in-dig-ni-tee ]
noun
- an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
Synonyms:
- Obsolete. disgrace or disgraceful action.
indignity
/ ɪˈɪɡɪɪ /
noun
- injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation
- obsolete.disgrace or disgraceful character or conduct
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of indignity1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That indignity went largely overlooked until Joshuanette took it on as a personal endeavour, leading to the creation of an accessible bathroom.
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.
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.”
“Look,” she said, scrolling again through her phone, stopping at an indignity she could not endure.
It wasn’t the final indignity for his team.
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