indignity
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It was even more of an indignity because Haley lived in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, for long periods of his life.
From Salon ● May 31, 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
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
He never committed an indignity on her while she washed him.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Initially he has ulterior motives, but soon becomes Simon’s mentor, turning the series into a look at the indignities that actors face while pursuing their profession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Cubicle dwellers at a Texas software company endure everyday corporate indignities, including paper jams and smug bosses asking if they got the memo about cover sheets for the TPS reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
Park’s graphic elegance may be at odds with the awkward, idle indignities depicted onscreen, but the discrepancy between the two generates an edge-of-your-seat tension.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
One of the greatest indignities about being old is that people insist on helping you with things like bathing and going to the washroom.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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