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单词 indignity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•dig•ni•ty /ɪnˈdɪgnɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. an injury to a person's dignity:[uncountable]the indignity of a strip search.
  2. an example of such injury or insult:[countable]to suffer many indignities as a hostage.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•dig•ni•ty  (in dig′ni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. an injury to a person's dignity;
    slighting or contemptuous treatment;
    humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
  2. [Obs.]disgrace or disgraceful action.
  • Latin indignitās unworthiness, equivalent. to indign(us) indign + -itās -ity
  • 1575–85
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outrage. See insult. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indignity /ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation
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