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# indignity

noun (indignity, indignities)

«indignity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Treatment that makes a person feel shamed or lowered in front of others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignity/#m1)

### In the lessons

a humiliating treatment that a hero or villain must suffer in a tale

### Examples

- It was an indignity to be laughed at in front of everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignity/#x1)
- The prince wanted to save himself from that indignity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignity/#x2)
- Being carried off like a sack was a terrible indignity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignity/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indignity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indignity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indignity.html) on Mova free.