- undeserving; unworthy
- disgraceful
Origin of indign
French indigne from Classical Latin indignus from in-, not + dignus, worthy: see dignityindign
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indign
adjective
- Archaic Unworthy.
- Obsolete Shameful; disgraceful.
Origin of indign
Middle English indigne from Old French from Latin indignus in- not ; see in- 1. dignus worthy ; see dek- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from in- (“un-”) + dignus (“worthy, dignified”).
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