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单词 indignities
释义

indignity

noun

in·​dig·​ni·​ty in-ˈdig-nə-tē How to pronounce indignity (audio)
plural indignities
1
a
: an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
b
: humiliating treatment
2
obsolete : lack or loss of dignity or honor

Synonyms

  • affront
  • barb
  • brickbat
  • cut
  • dart
  • dig
  • dis [slang]
  • diss
  • epithet
  • gird
  • insult
  • name
  • offense
  • offence
  • outrage
  • personality
  • poke
  • put-down
  • sarcasm
  • slap
  • slight
  • slur
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Example Sentences

He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career. We must endure the indignities of growing old. He suffered the indignity of being forced to leave the courtroom. The indignity of it all was too much to bear.
Recent Examples on the Web The women only ever dreamed of escaping the deprivation and indignity of their humble origins. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 Frankfurter, who had worked briefly as a tenement inspector and had seen up close the squalor and indignity of modern industrial life, was outraged. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 The fungus slowly feeds on the host, sprouting new spores throughout the body as one final indignity. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 In a final indignity, many conservatives voted for him as a protest against Feinstein’s role in the Brett M. Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022 The final indignity lies in the fact that the women were all but forgotten. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 By the time Wilmer Flores hammered a mid-40s slider by one-time third baseman Batten in the ninth, the indignity of the day felt complete. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022 The Tigers were slapped with a technical foul, another indignity in an evening full of them, which culminated in a 59-54 loss and an exit from the N.C.A.A. tournament. New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022 Having her death labeled a suicide was an indignity, but not a surprise. Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin indignitat-, indignitas, from indignus

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

indignity

noun

in·​dig·​ni·​ty in-ˈdig-nə-tē How to pronounce indignity (audio)
plural indignities
1
: an act that injures a person's dignity or self-respect
She remembers every insult, every indignity.
2
: treatment that shows a lack of respect
He suffered the indignity of being fired.

Legal Definition

indignity

noun

in·​dig·​ni·​ty in-ˈdig-nə-tē How to pronounce indignity (audio)
plural indignities
: persistent and intolerable behavior toward a spouse especially as a manifestation of settled estrangement

indignities

noun

plural of indignity
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • insults
  • outrages
  • sarcasms
  • offences
  • affronts
  • slights
  • epithets
  • offenses
  • barbs
  • slurs
  • attacks
  • disgraces
  • brickbats
  • names
  • disses
  • personalities
  • slaps
  • abuses
  • digs
  • taunts
  • darts
  • girds
  • pokes
  • criticisms
  • jeers
  • jibes
  • dises
  • sneers
  • gibes
  • shames
  • catcalls
  • cuts
  • put-downs
  • vituperations
  • invectives
  • tortures
  • mocks
  • disapprovals
  • torments
  • quips
  • dishonors
  • swipes
  • opprobriums
  • knocks
  • slams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • compliments
  • accolades
  • commendations
  • praises
  • acclaim
  • flatteries
  • adulations
  • applauses
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