indignity
Definitions
Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity.
An act or occurrence that offends against a person's self-respect or sense of worth.
Examples
He suffered the indignity of being forced to wait in the hallway for hours.
The elderly woman felt a deep sense of indignity when the staff ignored her requests.
It is a great indignity to be treated as if your professional opinion does not matter.
Synonyms
humiliation shame disgrace insult affront ignominy mortification