indignity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   degradation, debasement or humiliation

   public indignity

2. 2
   noun

   an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

3. 3
   noun

   an affront to one's dignity or pride

Etymology

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