indignity

noun in·dig·ni·ty \ in-ˈdig-nə-tē \

|Updated on: 3 Jul 2018

Examples: indignity in a Sentence

Definition of indignity

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

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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.

Recent Examples of indignity from the Web

To add to the indignity, police wouldn't even let the group march.

— Fox News, "A dream of uniting UK soccer fans swerves to the far right," 3 June 2018
To avoid the indignity of being marched into the courthouse, Mr. Clinton had his lawyers negotiate a deal in which the president agreed to provide testimony as long as it was taken at the White House and limited to four hours.

— New York Times, "Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena," 2 June 2018
Joan's worst nightmare, augmented by the indignity of Bette getting all the critical attention, has come true.

— emma dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "8 Standout Moments From 'Feud: Bette and Joan' Episode 4," 27 Mar. 2017
The Orioles are trying to stay positive at a time when every game seems to bring some new indignity.

— peter schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "The Orioles try to keep their heads up as they sink deeper into the abyss," 31 May 2018
Stallworth is the first black cop in the CSPD and at first is subjected to the indignities of working in the Records Room and taking the casual racial insults of an obviously terrible colleague.

— alissa wilkinson, Vox, "Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman draws a ham-fisted line from white supremacy’s past to its present," 15 May 2018
The movie currently has a 79 Metacritic score and a 93 percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics hailing its frank, funny observations about the indignities of motherhood.

— noel murray, The Verge, "After Tully, watch Charlize Theron in Young Adult," 4 May 2018
Among the indignities of aging is a creeping tendency to put on weight, as our resting metabolism slows down—by roughly 1 to 2 percent every decade.

— claudia wallis, Scientific American, "The Belly Fat Battle," 1 May 2018
Four years later in Sochi, Canada's Jamie Benn sent the Americans to the indignity of the bronze medal game with his lone goal in the semifinals.

— matt bonesteel, chicagotribune.com, "For six glorious hours, the United States owned Canada like a Tim Hortons franchise," 22 Feb. 2018

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