Healthcare Ethics Terms

noun a situation or event that causes someone to feel shame or to lose their dignity

• The way he was treated by his colleagues was a clear indignity.
• He felt like he was being disrespected and it was a real indignity.
• It was a total slap in the face, a real indignity.
• Losing the championship was an indignity he never thought he would have to face.

adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb to indicate that something is done excessively or inappropriately

• The judge ruled that the evidence was unduly prejudicial and therefore inadmissible in court.
• I think it's unduly harsh to give him a detention for being late once.
• She was unduly stressed about the exam, but she ended up doing just fine.
• His influence over the group was unduly strong, shaping their decisions in ways they didn't realize.