indignity
UK/in'digniti/US
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Definitions
n.
Treatment or a situation that causes humiliation or loss of dignity; an insult to one's self-respect.
侮辱，有损尊严的待遇
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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dignroot
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itystate, quality, condition
=indignity
Common Collocations
- 1.grave indignity严重的侮辱
- 2.suffer indignity遭受侮辱
Example Sentences
- 1.
Being strip-searched was an indignity she would not forget.