From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishyour dignityyour dignityPRIDE/SELF-RESPECTyour sense of your own value or importanceretain/lose your dignity Old people need to retain their dignity and independence. Arguing was beneath her dignity (=was something she thought she was too important to do). → dignity
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was beneath ... dignity• It was as if, in some strange way, it was beneath his dignity to take an interest in her.• He made it quite clear that much speech was beneath his dignity. 