An indignity is something embarrassing. An indignity is usually something that happens to us rather than something we do ourselves.

The meaning of INDIGNITY is an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult. How to use indignity in a sentence.

a situation that makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings.

6 дней назад · something that causes a loss of respect for someone or for yourself: They were subjected to various indignities and discomforts, including ...

If you talk about the indignity of doing something, you mean that it makes you feel embarrassed or unimportant. [formal]. Later, he suffered the indignity ...

6 дней назад · INDIGNITY translate: унижение . Learn more in the Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary.

The earliest known use of the noun indignity is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for indignity is from 1584, in the writing of Reginald Scot, writer ...

a situation that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected. The prisoners were subjected to all sorts of indignities.

in•dig•ni•ty /ɪnˈdɪgnɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. an injury to a person's dignity:[uncountable]the indignity of a strip search. an example of such ...