Definitions for indignity
ɪnˈdɪg nɪ tiin·dig·ni·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indignitynoun

   an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indignitynoun

   degradation, debasement or humiliation

2. indignitynoun

   an affront to one's dignity or pride

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indignitynoun

   Contumely; contemptuous injury; violation of right accompanied with insult.

   Etymology: indignitas, from indignus, Latin; indignité, Fr.

   Bishops and prelates could not but have bleeding hearts to behold a person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. Richard Hooker.

   No emotion of passion transported me, by the indignity of his carriage, to say or do any thing unbeseeming myself. Charles I .

   Man he made, and for him built
   Magnificent this world, and earth his seat,
   Him lord pronounc'd; and, O indignity!
   Subjected to his service angel-wings,
   And flaming ministers, to watch and tend
   Their earthly charge. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   He does not see how that mighty passion for the church can well consist with those indignities and that contempt men bestow on the clergy. Jonathan Swift.

   To more exalted glories born,
   Thy mean indignities I scorn. William Pattison.

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1. indignity

   Indignity is a treatment or circumstance that causes one to feel shame, humiliation, or a loss of dignity and respect. It can be an offensive or damaging act, remark, or situation that undermines someone's self-esteem or self-worth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indignitynoun

   any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult

2. Etymology: [L. indignitas: cf. F. indignit. See Indign.]

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1. • Affront

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indignity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indignity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of indignity in a Sentence

1. Creator Phillip Hyman:

   That's who all this should really be about, not about the propaganda and making it your own story, shooting him in the back and just the indignity of it all.

2. Eliot Engel:

   This decision is long overdue and helps correct a decades-long indignity.

3. Adiel Kiviti:

   We are tremendously relieved that the court recognized what we always knew : that our daughter was United States by birth, we are proud we taught our little girl to stand up for what's right even before she could crawl. No child should be denied her rights because her parents are LGBT, and no family should have to endure the indignity we did.

4. Barack Obama:

   Charlie was the first African-American to earn a PGA tour card – often facing indignity and injustice even as he faced the competition, though his best golf was already behind him, he proved that he belonged... blazing a trail for future generations of athletes in America.

5. Maggie Kuhn:

   The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indignity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indignity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=indignity
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indignity