undignified
adjective
uk/ʌnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.faɪd/us/ʌnˈdɪɡ.nə.faɪd/making youlooksillyandlosepeople'srespect,especiallybecause of not beingcontrolled,serious, orcalm:
不庄严的;无尊严的;有损尊严的There was an undignifiedscrambleforseatson thetrain.火车上出现了不体面的争抢座位的现象。
Wefeltit would be undignified torespondto thecriticismin thepress.我们认为,对媒体的批评作出回应是不体面的。
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dignified
- At thattimebaseballwasconsideredto be aboys'gameand it wasthoughtundignified forgrownmen toplayit.
- Hediedasenselessand undignifieddeath.
- She did notwishtoengagein an undignifiedstrugglethat she would nodoubtlose.
- In aratherundignifiedmanner, she had to berescuedby atractor, and was thenwhiskedoff to thehospital.
Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- abasement
- be under a cloudidiom
- bring/takesomeonedown a peg (or two)idiom
- bruisesomeone'segoidiom
- debase
- deflate
- disgraced
- dishonour
- dishonourable
- doghouse
- exhibition
- ignominious
- ignominiously
- ignominy
- in the doghouseidiom
- indignity
- shoddy
- stoop
- stoop tosomething
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