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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: indignity n : an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
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