Indignation

//ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice. countable, uncountable

    "He protested in indignation."

  2. 2
    a feeling of righteous anger wordnet
  3. 3
    A self-righteous anger or disgust. countable, uncountable

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angerannoyancebanblackballblackballingcholer

Example

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"His indignation got the better of him."

Etymology

From Middle English indignacioun, borrowed from Old French indignation, from Latin indignātiō, from indignor (“to scorn, resent”), from indignus (“unworthy, not fitting”), from in- (“not”) + dignus (“worthy, appropriate”). Attested since ca. 1374. Doublet of indignatio.

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self righteous

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