indignity
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Ahead of the visit, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali said his country would continue to champion the reparation issue "because slavery was the worst indignity to humankind".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Dame Esther added that "everything I didn't want to happen I'm having to go through now", with loved ones either unable to visit her or "see me suffering pain or indignity" when they do.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Angels’ ultimate indignity is its own hometown newspaper doesn’t regard it highly enough to staff its games with a full-time writer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
He would have to in order to keep enduring the indignity of being repeatedly cut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I was like the Christ child lifted out of the straw manger, crying with holy indignity.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
In a film full of contrived indignities, this is the most maddening, suggesting that anyone watching the film is no more clever than the “Fossil Fools” audience members.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The indignities apparently did not stop at the club.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
For the most part, the retrofuturistic vibes of the northern Virginia airport provide some aesthetic relief from the contemporary indignities of air travel.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the number of multimillionaires has grown, so too has the amount of services for high-net-worth individuals looking to avoid the indignities of commercial travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It had strengthened them for the indignities of their days.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing indignity
Things Fall Apart
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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