Indignity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈdɪɡnətɪ|
Brit.
|ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtɪ|
noun
- an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Extra examples
He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career.
We must endure the indignities of growing old.
He suffered the indignity of being forced to leave the courtroom.
The indignity of it all was too much to bear.
The prisoners were subjected to all sorts of indignities.
Two of the diplomats suffered the indignity of being arrested.
Julian was almost pathologically jealous of her, fearing the final indignity of horns.
Word forms
noun
singular: indignity
plural: indignities
singular: indignity
plural: indignities
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