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
Our antiheroine deals with these indignities by developing an erotic obsession with the department’s new, also-married hire, Vladimir (Leo Woodall).
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place.
—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
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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Laughs and insults, all expressed at a high volume, were guaranteed to follow.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The fan repeatedly shouted insults at Punk while pledging allegiance to Reigns.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Goldberg responded with open sarcasm and frustration.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s a heavy dose of sarcasm for those who overreacted to Judge’s first few at-bats of a long, grueling season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet session after session, the result has been the same — agencies receive their annual appropriations, public outrage over long security lines and flight delays fades, legislation languishes and workers have no guarantees their paychecks won't stop coming again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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No amount of outrageousness can mask the outrage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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