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
People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place.
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The nation was thus spared the indignity of waking up to newspapers with pictures of a hanged man’s genitalia on the front pages.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
But the indignities have been enough to make many traditionally steadfast American partners talk in private about a permanent rupture in relations with Washington.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Reports of stumbling, slipping on the ice or just the indignity of having to yield to a robot were among common complaints submitted, Robertson said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The nation was thus spared the indignity of waking up to newspapers with pictures of a hanged man’s genitalia on the front pages.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
But the indignities have been enough to make many traditionally steadfast American partners talk in private about a permanent rupture in relations with Washington.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Reports of stumbling, slipping on the ice or just the indignity of having to yield to a robot were among common complaints submitted, Robertson said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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Several leaned out of their windows to shout insults or raise middle fingers.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Left-wing social media users launched a volley of insults at 23-year-old Brooke Slusser in recent days.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Harrison Ford was honored with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, a prize presented with warm sarcasm by Woody Harrelson.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Any proposal to increase taxes on that same November ballot — however justified — is almost certainly doomed, and might even add to the miasma of faux outrage that’s already surrounding the statewide tax cut.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the dust slowly settles, Democrats predict a wave of outrage, especially over the new voting restrictions.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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