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
Where would a collapse in the Finals from coming home up 2-0 to ultimately squander the series rank in the pantheon of Knicks’ indignities?
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
What Alejo can do is blunt the effect of all these indignities and do the heavy lifting to make someone’s life a little easier.
—Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Galitzine embraces the indignity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Freedom, for most people, meant a stable existence free of poverty and its indignities.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
What Alejo can do is blunt the effect of all these indignities and do the heavy lifting to make someone’s life a little easier.
—Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Galitzine embraces the indignity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Freedom, for most people, meant a stable existence free of poverty and its indignities.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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Former Chair Jerome Powell for months was hit with insults when the Fed either didn't lower rates, or didn't lower them enough.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Turns out, this is a term of endearment, not an insult.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Noun
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That is said without the least bit of sarcasm.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The sarcasm-and-saga methodology is being applied to something that’s too thin to support it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
Noun
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The show’s removal also sparked viewer outrage over free speech and expression, as well as protests outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, and ABC headquarters in New York.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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