as in insults
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 indignities
In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Souleymane’s difficulties go beyond the usual indignities of scant pay and exhausting hours.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Then Paxton was socked with a bombshell divorce filing by the wife who had endured many public indignities to only turn around and leave him just as the campaign was heating up.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Still, maybe the line can work as an affirmation — a mantra to help Alex make it through the indignities of dishing up breakfast.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The book is filled with similar anecdotes that capture the peculiar indignities of those catering to the whims of the most powerful people in the world.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Souleymane’s difficulties go beyond the usual indignities of scant pay and exhausting hours.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Then Paxton was socked with a bombshell divorce filing by the wife who had endured many public indignities to only turn around and leave him just as the campaign was heating up.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Still, maybe the line can work as an affirmation — a mantra to help Alex make it through the indignities of dishing up breakfast.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The book is filled with similar anecdotes that capture the peculiar indignities of those catering to the whims of the most powerful people in the world.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignities
insults
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Perhaps Florence might have learned to cast aside the envy that seemed to be suppressed only by her outbursts and insults, her ever-increasing appetite, a collection of maladies that seemed to anger and horrify her father even further.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Indignities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignities. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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