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in·dig·ni·ty

(ĭn-dĭg′nĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·dig·ni·ties

1. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment.

2. A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront.

3. Obsolete Lack of dignity or honor.

[French indignité, from Old French, from Latin indignitās, from indignus, unworthy; see indign.]

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indignity

(ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation

2. obsolete disgrace or disgraceful character or conduct

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in•dig•ni•ty

(ɪnˈdɪg nɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; a humiliating affront, insult, or injury.

2. Obs. disgrace or disgraceful action.

[1575–85; < Latin indignitās; see indign, -ity]

syn: See insult.

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Noun

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

affront, insult - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

indignity

noun humiliation, abuse, outrage, injury, slight, insult, snub, reproach, affront, disrespect, dishonour, opprobrium, obloquy, contumely He suffered the indignity of having to face angry protesters.

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indignity

noun

An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity:

affront, contumely, despite, insult, offense, outrage, slight.

Idiom: slap in the face.

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indignité

oltraggio

indignity

[ɪnˈdɪgnɪtɪ] N → indignidad f, humillación f
to suffer the indignity of losing → sufrir la indignidad or humillación de perder

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indignity

[ɪnˈdɪgnɪti] n → affront m
to suffer an indignity → subir un affront, essuyer un affront
the indignity of being handcuffed → l'affront d'avoir les menottes aux poignets

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indignity

n → Demütigung f, → Schmach f (liter); oh, the indignity of it! → also, das ist doch der Gipfel!

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indignity

[ɪnˈdɪgnɪtɪ] n → umiliazione f

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Had you tempted him with a handful of fat caterpillars he even might have sufficiently unbended to narrate to you a few stories of the many indignities which Tarzan had heaped upon him by means of his hated rope; but then Tublat always worked himself into such a frightful rage when he devoted any considerable thought either to the rope or to Tarzan, that it might not have proved comfortable for you to have remained close enough to him to hear what he had to say.

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Imbecility in the government; discord among the provinces; foreign influence and indignities; a precarious existence in peace, and peculiar calamities from war.

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Once they seemed funny, but now only cruel, and even stupid, so that it was strange to realize his qualities and indignities as both flowing from the same mind.

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I shall not be able to side with you openly, and, no matter what indignities may be put upon me, you are to remain likewise silent.

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Summary: Daily indignities are inherent to the life of Palestinians, and survival is often dependent on the mercy of international donors.

Palestinians have won the moral war with a brutal regime

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Critique: An inherently absorbing, entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking read from beginning to end, "When Did Everybody Else Get So Old?: Indignities, Compromises, and the Unexpected Grace of Midlife" will have special appeal for readers experiencing the life-changes associated with middle age.

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Particularly pernicious for this group may be the belief that suicide Is a masculine response to "the indignities of aging." This is a script that implicitly justifies, and even glorifies, suicide among men.