INDIGNITY
Dictionary entry overview: What does indignity mean? • INDIGNITY (noun)
The noun INDIGNITY has 1 sense:
1. an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Familiarity information: INDIGNITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INDIGNITY (noun)
Meaning:
An affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("indignity" is a kind of...):
affront; insult (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect)
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