indignant
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6.0
- adjective
- /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
:
indignado
- All right, look, you can cut the indignant outrage, because if you really cared, you would have already dialed 911.
- become indignant
- indignant protest
So they fired me and I was indignant.
- So they fired me and I was indignant.
- You know, you are uncontrollably angry, but he is righteously indignant.
- So yeah, I mean the the thing that I think people have been complaining, people get self righteously indignant on the Internet.
- Girls tend to, in my experience, be quite sort of indignant and can't believe that it's happened.
- I am not as indignant as I once was in my criticism of pessimists.
- And he looks at my hands sort of like indignant and says, you're a famous musician.
- He is cynical and beyond indignant.
- Well, he tells us when we are indignant and Rage Against the lustful emotions of our heart.
Examples
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She felt indignant when her colleague took credit for her work.
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The editor sent an indignant response, accusing the writer of having no respect for personal/professional boundaries.
Academic text (2009) -
Just an hour ago, we were all very indignant about that, yet there he stood!
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Indeed, he will often feel indignant when questions about his conduct are raised.
Academic text (2016) -
I suppose he would have been indignant if he had known my thoughts.
Fiction book (1993) -
When she finally spoke, her voice was indignant and beautifully controlled.
Fiction book (1994) -
The student was certainly indignant, and he dismissed my objections with, "Well, I'm just giving my opinions."
Academic text (1993) -
Tomorrow, Titus will name it a spontaneous demonstration by indignant citizens.
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But official Harvard, ironically, was indignant at the suggestion that not all grades are really earned.
Academic text (2001) -
"Our actions saved your lives!" Alicia snapped, indignant at the elfwoman's arrogance.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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6.5
Unhappy and annoyed because you feel unfairly treated or disappointed
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5.4
Feeling angry and bitter because someone treated you unfairly
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4.1
Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair
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7.2
Feeling upset, angry, or hurt because someone treats you unfairly
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5.4
Feeling very angry and hurt because someone treated you unfairly
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4.5
Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly
Quick to feel offended and show anger
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
indignant = indignation (semi-transparent) = in + dign + ant
The adjective is clearly related to the noun 'indignation' (feeling of anger), but form changes and historical development make the derivation less straightforward for learners.
Etymology
Indignant comes from the Latin parts in- ('not') and dignus ('worthy'), and you can see the same root in dignity. So, to be indignant is to feel angry because you or someone else has been treated as 'not worthy' or in an unfair way.