Meaning & use
Indignity
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Treatment that causes a person to feel shamed, disrespected, or humiliated.
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Being searched in front of his colleagues was an indignity he never forgot.
The elderly patient suffered the indignity of losing her independence after the stroke.
A note on using this word
Indignity focuses on the loss of dignity in a specific incident, distinguishing it from the broader emotional state of humiliation.
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