/ɪnˈdɪgnəti ||; ɪnˈdɪgnətɪ/noun [U] [C] (plural indignities)indignity (of sth/of doing sth) a situation that makes you feel embarrassed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings 不受尊敬；侮辱；无礼举动 [SYN] humiliation 同义词为humiliation The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting. 主席被拒会议门外，蒙受了侮辱。the daily indignities of imprisonment 天天受侮辱的监狱生活