释义
[ in-dig -nuh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈdɪg nənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.
Origin of indignant 1580–90; <Latin indignant- (stem of indignāns, present participle of indignārī to deem unworthy, take offense), equivalent to in- in-3 + dign-, stem of dignus worthy + -ant- -ant
SYNONYMS FOR indignant angry, resentful, infuriated, mad.
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OTHER WORDS FROM indignant in·dig·nant·ly, adverb half-in·dig·nant, adjective half-in·dig·nant·ly, adverb su·per·in·dig·nant, adjective
su·per·in·dig·nant·ly, adverb un·in·dig·nant, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indignant indigent, indignant Words nearby indignant indigested, indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign, indignant , indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue, indigo bunting
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Example sentences from the Web for indignant She plans to become a lawyer “so that I can bring about a legal change in the system,” she says, her voice indignant .
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And for every excited gentrifier, there is a horrified, indignant NIMBY.
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This has been the source of some indignant tweeting from Karachi.
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There would be indignant House Judiciary Committee hearings and angry talk of impeachment among some Republicans.
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In 2012, she wrote letters to each member of Congress because she was “indignant .”
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He was most indignant that we had been allowed to come this far and reluctantly admitted that our pass was good.
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We should be indignant : we should say, confound their impudence: we should turn them out of doors if they did.
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Comrade Gerrity led off with an indignant refusal to pay the fine; the rest of them followed suit—even Comrade Mabel!
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As the indignant Master of the Brake Hounds said this the very fire flashed from his eyes.
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He also defended Vatinius—that Vatinius with whose iniquities he had been so indignant at the trial of Sextius.
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British Dictionary definitions for indignant adjective feeling or showing indignation
Derived forms of indignant indignantly , adverb Word Origin for indignant C16: from Latin indignārī to be displeased with
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