Indignities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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           How might a prince of my great hopes forget
           So great indignities you laid upon me?   --Shak.
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           A person of so great place and worth constrained to
           endure so foul indignities.              --Hooker.
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