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indignity definition

in·dig·nity (in dig′nə tē)

noun pl. indignities -·ties

  1. something that humiliates, insults, or injures the dignity or self-respect; affront
  2. Obsolete
    1. unworthiness or disgrace
    2. indignation

Etymology: L indignitas, unworthiness, vileness: see in- & dignity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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