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indignity

/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.ti/ noun B2
  1. degradation, debasement or humiliation (countable, uncountable) · public indignity· humiliating indignity
  2. an affront to one's dignity or pride (countable, uncountable)

Plural indignities

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There is no indignity so abhorrent to their feelings.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 320 · B2
Miss Bingley warmly resented the indignity he had received, in an expostulation with her brother for talking such nonsense.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 55 · B2

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