Indign

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈdʌɪn/

Origin

From Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from in- ("un-") + dignus ("worthy, dignified").

Full definition of indign

Adjective

1. (archaic) Unworthy, undeserving.
• 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.1:even th'Almightie selfe she did maligne,
  Because to man so mercifull he was,
  And unto all his creatures so benigne,
  Sith she her selfe was of his grace indigne ….
2. (obsolete) disgraceful
3. (obsolete) unbecoming

Related terms

• indignant
• indignation
• indignity

Anagrams

• dining
• niding