indignity
pronunciation
How to pronounce indignity in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdɪɡnəti]
How to pronounce indignity in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɪɡnəti]
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- Noun:
- an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Word Origin
- indignity (n.)
- 1580s, "unworthiness," also "unworthy treatment; act intended to expose someone to contempt," from Latin indignitatem (nominative indignitas) "unworthiness, meanness, baseness," also "unworthy conduct, an outrage," noun of quality from indignus "unworthy" (see indignation). Related: Indignities.
Antonym
Example
- 1. So it might seem churlish to pick on the minor annual indignity of obligation chocolate .
- 2. The first two americans to suffer the indignity of defeat made obvious targets .
- 3. Had I been a man I would have suffered the further indignity of having to pull my pants down and cough so that he could cup his hand around my balls .
- 4. For the grieving parents of neda soltan , a final indignity - eviction from their home
- 5. Perhaps the real indignity for washington is that , as it ponders a trade war with its biggest creditor , china is winning the currency war .