US /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.ti/
noun Freq #33168

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A situation that makes you feel ashamed or that you are not respected.

    He suffered the indignity of being fired in front of his colleagues.

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Word family
Forms indignities
Related forms dignityindignindignantindignation

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indignitās, indignitātem. Equivalent to indign + -ity.

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