1. treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity; humiliating or degrading acts
Usage: plural form of indignity

Examples

• The prisoners suffered many indignities during their captivity.
• She endured the indignities of the hazing ritual in silence.
• The elderly man was subjected to various indignities at the nursing home.
• He refused to accept the indignities that came with his demotion.
• The refugees faced countless indignities while seeking asylum.
• She documented the daily indignities experienced by the workers.
• The investigation revealed the indignities inflicted on the patients.