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indignation

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17
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11
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/ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/

Definition of indignation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
    “He protested in indignation.”
    “The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
    “He protested in indignation.”
    “The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A self-righteous anger or disgust.

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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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