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
And county taxpayers now will feel the direct fallout of the county’s misadventures with Tyler along with the indignity of paying for them.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
For these women, being a woman is certainly bound up in being ignored and abused by men, and Stephens captures those indignities well.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Every year that this bill is delayed, more New Yorkers are forced to endure deaths filled with terror, pain, and indignity.
—Jake Moffett, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
For these women, being a woman is certainly bound up in being ignored and abused by men, and Stephens captures those indignities well.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Every year that this bill is delayed, more New Yorkers are forced to endure deaths filled with terror, pain, and indignity.
—Jake Moffett, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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These immigrants in Florida find Trump’s offer ‘an insult’ Many are skeptical.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The master of appropriating insults just can’t do anything to make TACO his — Trump Always Cares Outstandingly just doesn’t have the same ring.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Such sarcasm ridicules six-figure tuition, room, and board.—
Michael Serazio,
Time,
28 May 2025
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My follow up was meant to use sarcasm to make a serious point: The First Amendment provisions on religious liberty were written by Madison to prohibit state encroachment on religion, which is exactly what this bill does.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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After law enforcement officials expressed outrage that a man accused in the Hickory party shooting was allowed a bond Wednesday, a judge on Thursday revoked his bond in a prior shooting case.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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These Alabama sites are focused on history, not the outrage of the week from the White House.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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