Indignity
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Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; anoffense 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 youlaid upon me Shak.A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foulindignities. Hooker.
Indignity meaning & definition 1 of Indignity.
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An injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
Indignity meaning & definition 2 of Indignity.
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something that causes a loss of respect for someone or for yourself:
Indignity meaning & definition 3 of Indignity.
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Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose ones dignity.
Indignity meaning & definition 4 of Indignity.