indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nə-tē 
plural indignities
1
a
: an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
b
: humiliating treatment
2
obsolete
: lack or loss of dignity or honor
Examples of indignity in a Sentence
He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career.
We must endure the indignities of growing old.
He suffered the indignity of being forced to leave the courtroom.
The indignity of it all was too much to bear.
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That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Coercion is very attentive to these small indignities too.
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Elston Bostock, a 22-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service, is charged with causing indignity to human remains, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Thursday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Overcrowding has given rise to many other abuses and indignities at Krome.
—Nicole Widdersheim, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Coercion is very attentive to these small indignities too.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Elston Bostock, a 22-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service, is charged with causing indignity to human remains, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Thursday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Overcrowding has given rise to many other abuses and indignities at Krome.
—Nicole Widdersheim, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignity
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indignity. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nət-ē
plural indignities
1
: an act that injures a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
2
: humiliating treatment
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indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nə-tē
plural indignities
: persistent and intolerable behavior toward a spouse especially as a manifestation of settled estrangement
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