INDIGNITY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

indignity

noun

in-ˈdig-nə-tē

Definition of indignity

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 Ireland agonizingly captures the everyday indignities and legal roadblocks that survivors may encounter. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 But delusional disorder is defined as something experienced for at least a month—not as a breaking-point response to indignities, to use Bilinkas’s language. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 That decision turns a vast uprising into the story of one man whose loss forces him to confront the larger indignities of the world that remains. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Written by Ireland and directed by Maria Dizzia, Pre-Existing Condition explores the quiet challenges and everyday indignities that can accompany life after a relationship forever changes you. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indignity

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Try to remember that your teen’s eyes were focused squarely on the $100 prize and so this is an issue of overlooking rather than one of insult.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Yet in a land where machismo still reigns, it’s considered a rather severe insult.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insult

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The attack sparked outrage in Israel, with Netanyahu traveling to the attack site and vowing to respond forcefully.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The housing protests gathered pace last month, fueled by outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home of seven decades in downtown Madrid.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of outrage

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