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indignity

[in-dig-ni-tee] / ɪnˈdɪg nɪ ti /


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His daughter-in-law Linda Kirkland, a former accountant, said this was "the final indignity".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Even a draw would ensure they do not suffer the indignity of a clean sweep – England have been beaten 5-0 on three previous Ashes tours.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Far from an indignity, I thought it lent a certain gravitas otherwise absent from my banal demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s bad enough that the great city of San Francisco should suffer the indignity of a maximum security federal penitentiary in its midst without being subject to these sorts of sick and dangerous shenanigans.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko