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TOEFL BNC: 14276 COCA: 16237

indignity

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
indignity /ɪnˈdɪgnəti/ noun
plural indignities
indignity
/ɪnˈdɪgnəti/
noun
plural indignities
Learner's definition of INDIGNITY
: an act or occurrence that hurts someone's dignity or pride : an insulting or embarrassing act or occurrence无礼举动;轻蔑;侮辱
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TOEFL BNC: 14276 COCA: 16237

indignity

noun

in·​dig·​ni·​ty in-ˈdig-nə-tē How to pronounce indignity (audio)
plural indignities
1
a
: an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
b
: humiliating treatment
2
obsolete : lack or loss of dignity or honor

Example Sentences

He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career. We must endure the indignities of growing old. He suffered the indignity of being forced to leave the courtroom. The indignity of it all was too much to bear.
Recent Examples on the Web The women only ever dreamed of escaping the deprivation and indignity of their humble origins. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 Frankfurter, who had worked briefly as a tenement inspector and had seen up close the squalor and indignity of modern industrial life, was outraged. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 The fungus slowly feeds on the host, sprouting new spores throughout the body as one final indignity. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 In a final indignity, many conservatives voted for him as a protest against Feinstein’s role in the Brett M. Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022 The final indignity lies in the fact that the women were all but forgotten. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 By the time Wilmer Flores hammered a mid-40s slider by one-time third baseman Batten in the ninth, the indignity of the day felt complete. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022 The Tigers were slapped with a technical foul, another indignity in an evening full of them, which culminated in a 59-54 loss and an exit from the N.C.A.A. tournament. New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022 Having her death labeled a suicide was an indignity, but not a surprise. Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin indignitat-, indignitas, from indignus

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of indignity was in 1581
TOEFL BNC: 14276 COCA: 16237

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