indignity
/ɪnˈdɪgnətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
- treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity侮辱; 耻辱:
the indignity of needing financial help
需要金钱资助的耻辱
count noun he was subjected to all manner of indignities.他遭受了各种侮辱。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French indignité or Latin indignitas, from indignari 'regard as unworthy'.