Meaning of INDIGNANT
| Pronunciation: | | in'dignunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" |
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| | Synonyms: | | angry, incensed, outraged, umbrageous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*dig"nant\, a. [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of
indignari to be indignant, disdain. See {Indign}.]
Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate;
feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or
unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading
accusation.
He strides indignant, and with haughty cries To single
fight the fairy prince defies. --Tickell.
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| | Related Terms: | | acrimonious, against, angered, angry, annoyed, browned-off, con, cross, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving, discontented, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, displeased, dissatisfied, dissenting, enraged, exasperated, furious, heated, huffy, in a huff, in a pet, in a rage, in a temper, incensed, irate, ireful, irked, irritated, livid, low, mad, miffed, opposed, opposing, peeved, piqued, pissed, pissed off, pissed-off, poor, provoked, riled, riled up, sore, ticked off, turned-off, unappreciative, unapproving, uncomplimentary, unfavorable, unhappy, vexed, worked up, wrathful, wrathy, wroth, wrought-up |
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