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
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
No one, regardless of immigration status, should be subjected to inhumane treatment, neglect, or indignity.
—David Kay, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 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
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
No one, regardless of immigration status, should be subjected to inhumane treatment, neglect, or indignity.
—David Kay, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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The Special Olympics has been fighting against the discriminatory use of the word since the term’s early days as an insult.—
Kate Reilly,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The race has been no short of dogged, as insults between the candidates on the debate stage have led to archives investigations and defamation lawsuit threats.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cleveland says narcissists often disguise sarcasm as humor, slipping in cutting remarks about your intelligence, competence, or appearance but framing them as playful.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the track leans toward sarcasm, the soon-to-be-anthem perfectly captures a generational sentiment.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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Huda issues an apology after downplaying the incident After initially downplaying the outrage over her reaction, Mustafa posted another statement on Wednesday publicly apologizing to Carthen.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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If KitKat, the beloved feline hit on Monday, had been struck by a human driver, the outrage would’ve been relatively tempered.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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