What is another word for indignity?
389 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪndˈɪɡnɪti], [ ɪndˈɪɡnɪti], [ ɪ_n_d_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ɪ_t_i]
Indignity is a word that refers to a lack of respect or offensive treatment towards someone. There are a variety of synonyms that can be used to describe indignity such as humiliation, degradation, disrespect, oppression, and dishonor. Other synonyms for indignity include mistreatment, abuse, insult, offense, affront, and injury, all of which suggest that a person has been harmed in some way. These words can be used interchangeably depending on the context of a situation. The use of synonyms can help to convey a specific emotion or feeling associated with the experience of indignity. By using synonyms, writers can convey the intensity of the emotion and accurately describe the situation.
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Similar words for indignity:
- act (noun)
- blasphemy (noun)
- contempt (noun)
- cut (noun)
- discourtesy (noun)
- dishonor (noun)
- disrespect (noun)
- embarrassment, humiliation (noun)
- humiliation (noun)
- inelegance (noun)
- injury (noun)
- insult (noun)
- last straw (noun)
- malevolence (noun)
- nastiness (noun)
- offense (noun)
- outrage (noun)
- provocation (noun)
- put-down (noun)
- reproach (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- ruffled feathers (noun)
Synonyms for Indignity:
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n.
• act • blasphemy • contempt- Hauteur ,
- antipathy ,
- contumacy ,
- disdain ,
- disesteem ,
- disfavor ,
- disparagement ,
- invective ,
- renouncement .
- Contemptuousness ,
- barbarity ,
- brashness ,
- caddishness ,
- discourtesy ,
- disrespectfulness ,
- ignominy ,
- impertinence ,
- impoliteness .
- de gradation ,
- de gradations ,
- de-gradation ,
- de-gradations ,
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credits ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favors ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honors ,
- dis repute ,
- dis reputes ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honors ,
- dis-repute ,
- dis-reputes .
- humblings ,
- loss face ,
- mental pains ,
- self abasement ,
- self abasements ,
- self-abasements ,
- selfabasement ,
- selfabasements ,
- sub mission ,
- sub missions ,
- sub-mission ,
- sub-missions ,
- touche .
- Earthiness ,
- Rawness ,
- Uncivility ,
- awkwardness ,
- barbarism ,
- boorishness ,
- brutishness ,
- clumsiness ,
- coarseness ,
- crudeness ,
- gawkiness ,
- gracelessness ,
- grossness ,
- inelegance ,
- rudeness ,
- tactlessness ,
- tastelessness ,
- tawdriness ,
- vulgarity .
- de formation ,
- de formations ,
- de-formation ,
- de-formations ,
- dis service ,
- dis services ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-service ,
- dis-services ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- in juries ,
- in jury ,
- in justices ,
- in-juries ,
- in-jury ,
- in-justice ,
- mis chief ,
- mis chiefs .
- cheap shots ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respects ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- final strokes ,
- last licks ,
- last-straw ,
- match in powder barrel ,
- match powder barrel ,
- match the powder barrel ,
- over loads ,
- over-load ,
- over-loads ,
- straw broke camel back ,
- straw broke camel's back ,
- straw broke camels back ,
- straw broke the camel back ,
- straw broke the camel's back ,
- straw broke the camels back ,
- straw that broke camel back ,
- straw that broke camel's back ,
- straw that broke camels back ,
- straw that broke the camel back ,
- straw that broke the camels back .
- in humanities ,
- in humanity ,
- in-humanities ,
- in-humanity ,
- mis doing ,
- mis doings ,
- mis-doing ,
- mis-doings ,
- out rage ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-rages ,
- ravishings .
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- re prehension ,
- re prehensions ,
- re-prehension ,
- re-prehensions .
Other synonyms:
- contumely .
- degradation .
- hang up .
Other relevant words:
- Affrontingly ,
- Decrial ,
- Discrediting ,
- Flouting ,
- HIT ,
- Irrision ,
- Shaming ,
- Sibilance ,
- Vilipendency ,
- abasement ,
- abuse ,
- accuse ,
- aspersion ,
- assail ,
- atrocity ,
- attack ,
- attaint ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- barb ,
- belittlement ,
- belittling ,
- betrayal ,
- blasphemy ,
- bone to pick ,
- break ,
- brickbat ,
- calamity ,
- casus belli ,
- comedown ,
- condemn ,
- contravene ,
- cut ,
- damage ,
- dart ,
- debasement ,
- decry ,
- defamation ,
- defame ,
- defilement ,
- defy ,
- denounce ,
- deprecate ,
- depreciate ,
- depreciation ,
- derogation ,
- desecrate ,
- detract ,
- detraction ,
- dig ,
- dis ,
- disapproval ,
- discredit ,
- disfigure ,
- dishonour ,
- disobey ,
- disparage ,
- disregard ,
- disrepute ,
- disservice ,
- dump ,
- enormity ,
- epithet ,
- flout ,
- gibe ,
- gird ,
- grievance ,
- grudge ,
- hang-up ,
- hardship ,
- harm ,
- hissing ,
- humbling ,
- ill ,
- ill turn ,
- infringe ,
- injure ,
- injustice ,
- inveigh ,
- irritate ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- knocking ,
- last straw ,
- libel ,
- loss of face ,
- maim ,
- malignity ,
- minimizing ,
- misuse ,
- mock ,
- molestation ,
- mortification ,
- name ,
- nastiness ,
- obloquy ,
- offence ,
- offend ,
- opprobrium ,
- personality ,
- poke ,
- profanation ,
- provocation ,
- put-down ,
- putting down ,
- ravish ,
- revile ,
- sarcasm ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- scurrility ,
- seduction ,
- sibilation ,
- slander ,
- slap ,
- slap in the face ,
- slight ,
- slighting ,
- slur ,
- snub ,
- sour grapes ,
- take down ,
- transgress ,
- umbrage ,
- uncomplimentary remark ,
- unfairness ,
- vilification ,
- vilify ,
- violate ,
- violation ,
- wrong .
- BADS ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- boo-boo ,
- boo-boos ,
- booboo ,
- booboos ,
- brickbats ,
- cheap shot ,
- chidings ,
- contempt ,
- cursings ,
- deformation ,
- deformations ,
- dirty deed ,
- disdainfulness ,
- dudgeon ,
- final stroke ,
- grabber ,
- grabbers ,
- hateful remark ,
- humiliation ,
- impiousness ,
- imprecation ,
- infamy ,
- inhumanity ,
- insult ,
- last lick ,
- match in the powder barrel ,
- mental pain ,
- mutilation ,
- mutilations ,
- sacrilege ,
- scandal ,
- scar ,
- self-abasement ,
- slap in face ,
- slap the face ,
- spitefulness ,
- straw that broke the camel's back .
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How to use "Indignity" in context?
The word "indignity" comes from the Latin indignitas, meaning "shame." An indignity can refer to anything that makes someone feel ashamed or embarrassed, including a physical insult, a degrading remark, or the loss of something precious. In a legal context, an indignity can refer to an injury or indignity suffered at the hands of another person, such as when someone is deprived of their liberty.
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