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    in·dig·ni·ty
    [inˈdiɡnədē]
    noun
    indignity (noun) · indignities (plural noun)
    1. treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity:
      "the indignity of needing financial help" · "he was subjected to all manner of indignities"
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    Origin
    late 16th century: from French indignité or Latin indignitas, from indignari ‘regard as unworthy’.
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    Definition of indignity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary indignity (of something/of doing something) a situation that makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings synonym humiliation The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
    And, after all, it is a piece about indignity beyond words. It was only then that the plight of these people affected by violent wars and forced into a life of indignity came into full view. The 'can do' culture cannot lecture other forms of society about inefficiencies whilst it has such indignity at home.
    Synonyms of indignity. affront, barb, brickbat, cut, dart, dig, dis (also diss) [slang], epithet, gird, insult, name, offense (or offence), outrage, personality, poke, put-down, sarcasm, slap, slight, slur. Words Related to indignity. catcall, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, quip, sneer, taunt.
    Definition of indignities to the person : misconduct (as habitual incivility or ridicule or neglect) by a spouse constituting grounds for divorce in some states that makes the life of an offended spouse intolerable and burdensome, subverts the family relationship, and evidences the settled hatred of the offending spouse