as in insults
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 indignities
Still, maybe the line can work as an affirmation — a mantra to help Alex make it through the indignities of dishing up breakfast.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The book is filled with similar anecdotes that capture the peculiar indignities of those catering to the whims of the most powerful people in the world.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 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
The indignities continued even after McDaniel’s death in 1952.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the indignities of Hollywood strip mining, has agreed to relinquish control to Amazon.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The myriad indignities of winter now seem too much to bear—the slushy puddles, the numb fingers, that frigid first step out of the shower—all of it interminable, day after dreary day.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The book is filled with similar anecdotes that capture the peculiar indignities of those catering to the whims of the most powerful people in the world.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Sheridan’s is about the survival of dignity in a world of astonishing indignities.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 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
The indignities continued even after McDaniel’s death in 1952.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the indignities of Hollywood strip mining, has agreed to relinquish control to Amazon.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The myriad indignities of winter now seem too much to bear—the slushy puddles, the numb fingers, that frigid first step out of the shower—all of it interminable, day after dreary day.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Indignities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignities. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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