Vocabulary
Indignity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But will the middle and upper classes of our countries endure the indignity of a life in the Global South without being able to urge its children to better chances in `the West`?
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When the Western dream is over
— 2026-03-04
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The antidote to widespread indignity is compassion.
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Winter misery
— 2026-01-25
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They avoid it because the system exposes them to indignity, financial strain, and administrative risk.
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Excluded from healthcare
— 2026-01-09
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By now his lungs were bloated with poisonous gases and his body soakedin layers ofdisease,excreta and indignity.
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The last pit
— 2025-10-04
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This kind of indignity evokes deep anger and disaffection against the state.It could have been avoided.
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Orwellian ambitions
— 2025-08-15
Synonyms
shame, humiliation, loss of self-respect, loss of pride, embarrassment, mortification, abasement
Curator example
“the indignity of needing financial help”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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