indignities

plural of indignity

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Recent Examples of indignities Moreover, because the Sears catalog did not racially discriminate, economic historians credit the catalog as a major tool for Black consumers to side-step the indignities and discrimination of Jim Crow commerce. Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Whether Susan was subtly trying to talk me out of the job or simply preparing me for whatever indignities lay ahead was hard to say. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Why be grateful when there are plenty of other people out there who never have to suffer these indignities? Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026 But the Riverlanders and Starks have had enough of these indignities. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Former Survivor contestant John Cochran went through his share of indignities on the CBS show. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Ream’s grown accustomed to such indignities, especially from Richards, the Crystal Palace standout who squared off with Ream in the English Premier League when Ream played for Fulham. Sean Gregory, Time, 1 July 2026 The family members either submitted to the indignities—the false testimony, the obscene bullet fees—or were asked for bribes as high as $7,000 to avoid consigning their relatives to mass graves. Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 The remedy is finding laughter amongst the indignities. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignities
Noun
  • The Fantasy Football Draft is that magical stretch of hours where friends, enemies and division nemesis all cram into one room to sling insults with the confidence of seasoned analysts.
    Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That standard still holds for his frequent barrages of boasts, insults, threats, grouses and indecipherable dispatches via Truth Social.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Look, of the outrages, these are like the least among them, as far as being upset with the administration, with the president.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • More recently, Tandy Hills experienced issues with ATVs being driven through the park and damaging wildflowers, sparking outrages on social media from people who demanded the city take action.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Indignities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignities. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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