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indignity

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in⋅dig⋅ni⋅ty

  [in-dig-ni-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
2. Obsolete. disgrace or disgraceful action.
Origin:
1575–85; < L indignitās unworthiness, equiv. to indign(us) indign + -itās -ity

Synonyms:
1. outrage. See insult.
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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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Main Entry: in·dig·ni·ty
Pronunciation: in-'dig-n&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: persistent and intolerable behavior toward a spouse esp. as a manifestation of settled estrangement
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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