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indignity

[in-dig-ni-tee] / ɪnˈdɪg nɪ ti /


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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

The indignity and grime of poverty, the constant close proximity, the competitive scramble for decreasing amounts of writing time made them hunker defensively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Furious with Ryan for not managing to save him from this indignity, he crawled into the thumb, where he thought mean thoughts about everyone in Room 5.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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

Recruiters, job seekers and career coaches all have weighed in on the potential indignities of an iced beverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

I sit on the horse blanket, bone-weary but not yet tired enough to lie down and suffer the indignities of vermin and mildew.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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