indignity
noun /ɪnˈdɪɡnəti/
/ɪnˈdɪɡnəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural indignities)
- indignity (of something/of doing something) a situation that makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings
synonym humiliation侮辱;轻蔑;侮辱性的行为 - The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
主席蒙受了被拒于会议之外的侮辱。 - the daily indignities of imprisonment
身陷囹圄每日所遭受的侮辱
词源late 16th cent.: from French indignité or Latin indignitas, from indignari ‘regard as unworthy’. - The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.