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
Annette’s casino job subjects her to many indignities.
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Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 1972-73 season an ailing Law suffered the undeserved indignity of learning from a television report that he had been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
During that time, the car suffered the aesthetic indignity of a 2+2 variant, and, for U.S. cars, battering-ram bumpers more suited to a SWAT vehicle than Nissan’s original concept—thanks Department of Transportation (DOT).
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Carter suffered the rare indignity of a powerful challenge from within his party mounted by Sen. Ted Kennedy and lost his reelection in a sweeping landslide to incoming President Ronald Reagan.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 1972-73 season an ailing Law suffered the undeserved indignity of learning from a television report that he had been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
During that time, the car suffered the aesthetic indignity of a 2+2 variant, and, for U.S. cars, battering-ram bumpers more suited to a SWAT vehicle than Nissan’s original concept—thanks Department of Transportation (DOT).
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Carter suffered the rare indignity of a powerful challenge from within his party mounted by Sen. Ted Kennedy and lost his reelection in a sweeping landslide to incoming President Ronald Reagan.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The jury found that on Aug. 19, after Stanford revoked her access, Mangi logged into the study database and replaced patient medical data with erroneous information and insults about her former supervisor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With her previous roles in Blockers and Drive-Away Dolls, Viswanathan is a studio comedy pro at this point, injecting her trademark sarcasm and deadpan stare whenever necessary.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).—
Max Rodenbeck,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The software glitch sparked outrage online, leading to more than 18,500 comments on the viral TikTok video already.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Two Republican senators want to prevent DeSantis from building golf courses and pickleball courts on state parks, following outrage by Floridians to a previous proposal from the governor’s administration.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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