dudgeon
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈdʌdʒən/
- Archaic
:
indignación
- He left the meeting in high dudgeon after his ideas were dismissed.
- in high dudgeon
Look, I just find all this high dudgeon really disingenuous.
- Look, I just find all this high dudgeon really disingenuous.
Examples
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Not sure what your game is, but your high dudgeon act is a little silly.
Blog text (28) -
For he's been in high dudgeon all morning!
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And naturally, he left in a high dudgeon.
Fiction book (1996) -
Look, I just find all this high dudgeon really disingenuous.
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- Flan loves getting into high dudgeon.
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And the boy retired in high dudgeon to the others, who became as indignant as he.
Fiction book (2001) -
High dudgeon from left or right is simply wasted on this nothingburger move.
Blog text (21) -
Greenwald's response had such high dudgeon it was ethereal.
Blog text (29) -
"Boy, this is fun," he said as he stomped out in moderately high dudgeon.
Fiction book (1999) -
She had, declared one historian in high dudgeon, passed off "an exciting adventure novel as her memoirs."
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
957
1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
75
3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
39
5.5
Anger you feel when someone treats you unfairly
22
7.9
Strong anger you feel when someone does something unfair
9
9.8
A feeling of being hurt and angry when someone says or does something
1
9.9
A proud feeling of strong anger that someone shows to others
1
7.4
A deep bitter anger you feel after being hurt
1
7.2
A strong feeling of anger when something seems unfair
A strong feeling of anger and impatience
Feeling very angry and annoyed
Antonyms
Idioms
How Angry
152
3.7
- Archaic
3
9.9
957
1.0
39
5.5
26
2.8
27
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dudgeon has an uncertain origin, but it has long meant a feeling of strong anger. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone leaving a meeting 'in high dudgeon' because they feel 'intense indignation' or 'resentment'.