indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nə-tē 
plural indignities
1
a
: an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
b
: humiliating treatment
2
obsolete
: lack or loss of dignity or honor
Examples of indignity in a Sentence
He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career.
We must endure the indignities of growing old.
He suffered the indignity of being forced to leave the courtroom.
The indignity of it all was too much to bear.
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Anyone who has suffered the indignity of a splinter, a blister, or a paper cut knows that small things can sometimes be hugely annoying.
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025
His hair is long, his blood-alcohol level is high, and his decision-making (as evidenced by his haircut, among other indignities) isn’t exactly seaworthy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the lack of living or once-living violations — flies, rodents, roaches, dead roaches — spared this West Miami-Dade location the indignity and profit loss of being closed by inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The indignities continued even after McDaniel’s death in 1952.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025
His hair is long, his blood-alcohol level is high, and his decision-making (as evidenced by his haircut, among other indignities) isn’t exactly seaworthy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the lack of living or once-living violations — flies, rodents, roaches, dead roaches — spared this West Miami-Dade location the indignity and profit loss of being closed by inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The indignities continued even after McDaniel’s death in 1952.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indignity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nət-ē
plural indignities
1
: an act that injures a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
2
: humiliating treatment
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indignity
noun
in·dig·ni·ty
in-ˈdig-nə-tē
plural indignities
: persistent and intolerable behavior toward a spouse especially as a manifestation of settled estrangement
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