Indignity

3 definitions found

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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  indignity
       n : an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "indignity":
     abuse, affront, aspersion, atrocity, belittling, brickbat,
     comedown, contempt, contumely, cut, decrial, depreciation,
     derogation, despite, detraction, disapproval, discourtesy,
     discrediting, disgrace, dishonor, disparagement, disrespect, dump,
     enormity, faint praise, flout, flouting, gibe, grievance,
     humiliation, injury, injustice, insult, jeer, jeering, knocking,
     lukewarm support, minimizing, mock, mockery, obloquy, offense,
     outrage, put-down, putting down, reproach, scoff, scorn,
     scurrility, slap, slight, slighting, snub, sour grapes, taunt,
     uncomplimentary remark, wrong