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Thresholds of pain, indignity and incapacity are entirely personal.
Polly Toynbee

Meaning of "indignity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIGNITY

indignity  [ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIGNITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indignity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIGNITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of indignity in the English dictionary

The definition of indignity in the dictionary is injury to one's self-esteem or dignity; humiliation. Other definition of indignity is disgrace or disgraceful character or conduct.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIGNITY


affinity
əˈfɪnɪtɪ
benignity
bɪˈnɪɡnɪtɪ
Christianity
ˌkrɪstɪˈænɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
dignity
ˈdɪɡnɪtɪ
equal-opportunity
ˌiːkwəlˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
eternity
ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
immunity
ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
insanity
ɪnˈsænɪtɪ
malignity
məˈlɪɡnɪtɪ
maternity
məˈtɜːnɪtɪ
opportunity
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
profanity
prəˈfænɪtɪ
serenity
sɪˈrɛnɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
unity
ˈjuːnɪtɪ
vanity
ˈvænɪtɪ
vicinity
vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIGNITY

indigestibly
indigestion
indigestive
indign
indignance
indignant
indignantly
indignation
indignify
indignities
indignly
indigo
indigo bird
indigo blue
indigo bunting
indigo finch
indigo snake
indigoid
indigolite
indigotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIGNITY

amenity
divinity
double indemnity
equal opportunity
European Community
femininity
fraternity
gated community
global community
Holy Trinity
impunity
indemnity
masculinity
modernity
obscenity
paternity
retirement community
salinity
urbanity
virginity

Synonyms and antonyms of indignity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDIGNITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indignity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indignity

Translation of «indignity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIGNITY

Find out the translation of indignity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indignity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indignity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侮辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indignidad
570 millions of speakers

English

indignity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإهانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

унижение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indignidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসম্মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affront
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemurkaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Demütigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

侮辱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모욕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indignity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபச்சாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपकीर्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezalet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umiliazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

upokorzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приниження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mârșăvie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταπείνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernedering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skymf
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uverdige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indignity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNITY»

The term «indignity» is regularly used and occupies the 96.622 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indignity

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4 QUOTES WITH «INDIGNITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indignity.
1
John Agyekum Kufuor
There has been enough suffering in our country, there has been enough of children whose dreams die before they have a chance to grow and there has been enough of our elders who, having served their nation, are forced into indignity in their old age.
2
Kate Millett
What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God.
3
Adlai E. Stevenson
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.
4
Polly Toynbee
Thresholds of pain, indignity and incapacity are entirely personal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIGNITY»

Discover the use of indignity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indignity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property: Property Rights ...
It is useful to point out that while Section 182(a) is directly concerned with criminal omissions towards a corpse, such as intentional and malicious omission by an executor to bury a corpse, Section 182(b) addresses acts of indignity towards a ...
Dr Remigius N Nwabueze, 2013
2
God and Human Dignity
As displayed in the prototypical narrative of Exodus 3, this book offers instruction in the logics of both indignity and redemption, where “indignity” means tarnishing the image of God in humanity and “redemption” means removing that tarnish.
R. Kendall Soulen, Linda Woodhead, 2006
3
An Indignity to Our Citizen Soldiers: A Sermon Preached in ...
With An Appendix, Giving Statistics Of Pensions Legislation And Expenditures.
Edward Henry Hall, 2010
4
The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism
loss of time], and (5) indignity For injury: How so? [If] one has blinded his eye, cut off his hand, broken his leg, they regard him as a slave up for sale in the market and make an estimate of how much he was worth beforehand [when whole], and  ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
5
Development and Discontinuity in Jewish Law
This teaches that one is not liable for causing an indignity, unless it was done intentionally. The Sifre limits the penalty of the mitzvah to indignities which are done intentionally. According to the Sifre, the woman in Deuteronomy deliberately ...
Ruth N. Sandberg, 2001
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Primum Non Nocere---first Do No Harm: Finding Common Ground ...
Show me a clear case of needless pain being inflicted upon another human being and I will, in the typical case, show you a case of indignity . We have already pointed out that a sense of indignity may not always necessarily be experienced as ...
Charles R. Coil (Jr), 2009
7
Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of ...
Indignity: All [is assessed] in accord with the status of the one who inflicts the indignity and the one who suffers the indignity. He who inflicts indignity on one who is naked, he who inflicts indignity on one who is blind, or he who inflicts indignity ...
Simcha Fishbane, 2007
8
Judaism and Disability: Portrayals in Ancient Texts from the ...
Tosefta, commenting on this mishnah, analyzes the sorts of damages the cheresh , shoteh v'katan might collect of the five sorts available: that is, compensation for damage, pain, healing, loss of time, and indignity (M. Baba Kamma 8: i ).
Judith Z. Abrams, 1998
9
An Indignity to Our Citizen Soldiers: A Sermon Preached in ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Ya Pamphlet Collection (Libr Henry Hall, 2009
10
The Mishnah
If a man wounded his fellow he thereby becomes liable on five counts: for injury, for pain, for healing, for loss of time, and for indignity inflicted. 'For injury' — thus, if he blinded his fellow's eye, cut off his hand, or broke his foot, [his fellow] is ...
Herbert Danby, 1933

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIGNITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indignity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wimbledon, the (Women's) World Cup, and Gender Equality …
And one last indignity. The president of FIFA, the incomparably corrupt Sepp Blatter, didn't even bother to show up at the final match, a snub ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Thank you, Mr. Madigan, for flaunting 'self-service' - Chicago Tribune
Pat Quinn tried to block legislators' pay, they huffed and puffed and changed state law so that indignity wouldn't recur: No matter what ails state ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Higgins on the shock of discovering her …
Fontanelli, 22, has been charged with first degree murder and committing an indignity to a body. Nicholas Fontanelli hides from photographers ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
4
Someone stole the welcome sign to Irving's freed slave-founded …
It's a small indignity in the grand scope of history. The people of Bear Creek have been through much worse in the last century and a half. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
The Han Solo movie proves that prequels are the worst - The Week
One of the myriad reasons Mad Max: Fury Road's Imperator Furiosa was so captivating to watch is because the movie spared us the indignity of ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Minions Post-Tribune - Chicago Tribune
I swallow the indignity and pay up. Have to. Minions are among the created cinematic beings I most revere. If you have ever worked for a bad ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Friday Conversation: How Would You Pitch Syracuse Fandom to a …
Syracuse fans do not ever suffer such indignity. Add that to the fact that the Central New York area is home to some of the finest microbrews in ... «Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician, Jul 15»
8
MASTERCHEF DRAMA: Your "Official" Finals Week Form Guide …
she too is safe after concocting a bang-up broth that spares George's backside the indignity of going full Johnny Cash and falling in to a burning ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
9
Lungu's pardoning of Kanene angers, disgusts NGOCC - The Post
The highest indignity is someone violating your sexuality. This guy [Kanene] was convicted, he hasn't even served half of his sentence,” she ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
10
2015 Emmy nominations: The biggest hits & misses from Walking …
That's an indignity that the Television Academy might have to answer for in the days to come. Like any great comedy duo, Key and Peele are ... «Digital Spy, Jul 15»

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