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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To add to the indignity, Tom Brady now has a statue outside Gillette Stadium and, in his role as a minority owner of the Raiders, a 1-0 boardroom record against the Patriots.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Of all the public indignities great athletes are subjected to, from the meme to the boo to the hurled bottle, undoubtedly the worst is the bad statue.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Of all the public indignities great athletes are subjected to, from the meme to the boo to the hurled bottle, undoubtedly the worst is the bad statue.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignity
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indignity. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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