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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Indignity \In*dig"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Indignities. [L. indignitas: cf. F. indignit['e]. See Indign.] Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult. [1913 Webster] How might a prince of my great hopes forget So great indignities you laid upon me? --Shak. [1913 Webster] A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

indignity n 1: an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem