as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
minor indignities such as intentionally mispronouncing a person's name
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Recent Examples of indignity
And county taxpayers now will feel the direct fallout of the county’s misadventures with Tyler along with the indignity of paying for them.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
For these women, being a woman is certainly bound up in being ignored and abused by men, and Stephens captures those indignities well.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Every year that this bill is delayed, more New Yorkers are forced to endure deaths filled with terror, pain, and indignity.
—Jake Moffett, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
For these women, being a woman is certainly bound up in being ignored and abused by men, and Stephens captures those indignities well.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Every year that this bill is delayed, more New Yorkers are forced to endure deaths filled with terror, pain, and indignity.
—Jake Moffett, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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They were quickly showered with boos and insults, along with various food items and beverages, including my mother’s large Pepsi.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Students understood the insult – and its historical sting.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Such sarcasm ridicules six-figure tuition, room, and board.—
Michael Serazio,
Time,
28 May 2025
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My follow up was meant to use sarcasm to make a serious point: The First Amendment provisions on religious liberty were written by Madison to prohibit state encroachment on religion, which is exactly what this bill does.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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In addition, a customer usually won’t know how much of the code was written using AI, so there won’t be any public outrage, as is the case with self-driving cars.—
Victor Erukhimov,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The killing ignited international outrage and massive protests during a pandemic that had already rocked the nation.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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