Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indignity"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Indignity \In*dig"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Indignities}. [L. indignitas:
cf. F. indignit['e]. See {Indign}.]
Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him;
an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous
treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with
insult.

How might a prince of my great hopes forget So great
indignities you laid upon me? --Shak.

A person of so great place and worth constrained to
endure so foul indignities. --Hooker.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

indignity
n : an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem


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