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
Democrats hammer indignity of Padilla episode Hours after senior U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a press briefing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, House Democrats roamed the Capitol seeking an audience with GOP leadership.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Some clients, such as the persistent, sympathetic Sophie (a terrifically brittle Zoë Winters), endure the indignities of the process in good faith, desperately submitting to one fruitless date after another.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In December 2014, a jury convicted Magnotta of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, publishing obscene material and mailing obscene and indecent material.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 25 May 2025
Their boyfriends, meanwhile, suffer the painful indignities of paper cutters, buzzsaws, and other sharp objects.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Some clients, such as the persistent, sympathetic Sophie (a terrifically brittle Zoë Winters), endure the indignities of the process in good faith, desperately submitting to one fruitless date after another.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In December 2014, a jury convicted Magnotta of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, publishing obscene material and mailing obscene and indecent material.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 25 May 2025
Their boyfriends, meanwhile, suffer the painful indignities of paper cutters, buzzsaws, and other sharp objects.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignity
Noun
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Adding insult, he was called for eight fouls in Tuesday night’s victory over the Golden State Warriors, with players allowed 10 in summer league, four above the regular-season maximum.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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Amid the mix of compliments and insults from obvious trolls, many thought ATB bore a striking resemblance to another member of the family.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Fans in the comments applauded Carpenter’s use of sarcasm to indirectly address the hoopla.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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There’s always a little colored sarcasm in our music, there’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but then there is always some really deep meaningful subject matter on our records, too.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
Noun
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After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Punishing criminals is an outrage among the progressive set, who work diligently to reframe a prison sentence as little more than a change of address.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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