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indignity

/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/
in · dig · ni · ty
Adverb:indignantly
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Plural:indignities
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Adjective:indignant
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• noun

1

Treatment or a situation that causes one to feel shame, humiliation, or a loss of self-respect.

Example

"The passengers endured the indignity of waiting for hours in an unheated terminal without any explanation."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 16th century from Middle French indignité or directly from Latin indignitas ('unworthiness, shameful treatment'), from indignus ('unworthy'), combining in- ('not') and dignus ('worthy').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Indignity. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/indignity
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