Indignity

/ɪnˈdɪɡnɪti/ noun

Definition

A rude or disrespectful treatment that makes someone feel ashamed or humiliated.

Etymology

From Latin 'indignus' meaning 'unworthy' or 'undeserving,' from 'in-' (not) + 'dignus' (worthy). Describes treatment unworthy of a person's dignity.

Kelly Says

Indignity is different from just being insulted—it's about your dignity being attacked, which is why this word appears so often in civil rights speeches and historical accounts of discrimination.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
en-k-is-ka-se
ARالعربية
شَقَّة
sha-qah
BNবাংলা
অপমান
a-pa-man
CACatalà
indignitat
in-di-g-ni-tat
CSČeština
ponížení
po-ni-zhen-ie
DADansk
fornedring
for-ned-ring
DEDeutsch
Demütigung
de-moo-ti-gung
ELΕλληνικά
ατιμωτική
a-ti-mo-ti-ki
ESEspañol
afrenta
af-ren-ta
FAفارسی
بی حرمتی
bee-har-mo-ti
FISuomi
nöyryytys
no-y-ryy-tyys
FRFrançais
humiliation
hu-mi-li-a-tion
GUGU
આપત્તિ
a-ap-tti
HAHA
bāka
ba-ka
HEעברית
חילול
hil-ool
HIहिन्दी
अनादर
a-na-dar
HUMagyar
megalázás
me-ga-la-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehormatan
keh-o-ra-ma-tan
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
umiliazione
oo-mee-li-a-zione
JA日本語
侮辱
bu-roku
KKKK
қатынас
ka-ty-nas
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-ba-al
KO한국어
무례
mu-rye
MRMR
अभिमान
ab-hee-maan
MSBahasa Melayu
kejiwaan
keh-jee-waan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kya-n-ta-w
NLNederlands
vernedering
ver-ne-de-ring
NONorsk
fornedring
for-ned-ring
PAPA
ਗੁਰ
gur
PLPolski
upokorzenie
oo-po-kor-zhen-ie
PTPortuguês
ofensa
o-fen-sa
RORomână
umilinare
oo-mee-li-na-re
RUРусский
оскорбление
os-kor-ble-nie
SVSvenska
förödmjukelse
for-oe-d-moo-juk-else
SWKiswahili
ukatili
oo-ka-ti-li
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zhap-pam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యభిచారం
vy-a-bhi-cha-ra-m
THไทย
ความอับอาย
kwan-muat-a-p-a-ai
TLTL
pagmamalabis
pa-gma-ma-la-bis
TRTürkçe
saygısızlık
say-gis-iz-lik
UKУкраїнська
Образа
o-bra-za
URاردو
نقص
na-q
VITiếng Việt
sự sỉ nhục
su si-nhuc
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
侮辱
wu-ru
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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