indignity
noun
[ ɪnˈdɪɡnɪti ]
• treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity.
• "the indignity of needing financial help"
Similar:
shame,
humiliation,
loss of self-respect,
loss of pride,
embarrassment,
mortification,
abasement,
degradation,
disgrace,
dishonour,
stigma,
disrepute,
discredit,
opprobrium,
scandal,
infamy,
ignobility,
loss of face,
affront,
insult,
abuse,
mistreatment,
injury,
offence,
injustice,
outrage,
slight,
snub,
contempt,
disrespect,
discourtesy,
slap in the face,
kick in the teeth,
obloquy,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French indignité or Latin indignitas, from indignari ‘regard as unworthy’.
