indignity
/ɪnˈdɪɡnɪti/
noun
- Treatment or circumstances that cause someone to feel shame, embarrassment, or loss of respect.
- He suffered the indignity of being searched in front of his coworkers.
- Forgetting her lines on stage was an indignity she never forgot.
- The prisoners endured many indignities during their captivity.
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