"indignity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.ti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indignity.wav Forms: indignities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin indignitās, indignitātem. Equivalent to indign + -ity. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|indignitās}} Latin indignitās, {{suffix|en|indign|ity}} indign + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indignity (countable and uncountable, plural indignities)
  1. degradation, debasement or humiliation Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (degradation, debasement or humiliation): унижение (uniženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), indignitat [feminine] (Catalan), 侮辱 (mou⁵ juk⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), nöyryytys (Finnish), Entwürdigung [feminine] (German), indignidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indignity-en-noun-iENxTwE0 Disambiguation of 'degradation, debasement or humiliation': 98 2
  2. an affront to one's dignity or pride Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an affront to one's dignity or pride): оскърбление (oskǎrblenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), indignitat [feminine] (Catalan), tarcaisne [feminine] (Irish), poniżenie [neuter] (Polish), indignidad [feminine] (Spanish), ofensa [feminine] (Spanish), afrenta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indignity-en-noun-XiLKGle0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of "an affront to one's dignity or pride": 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: indign, indignant, indignation, dignity

Inflected forms

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