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indignant
indignantfilled with anger at a person who is regarded as unjust, mean, or unworthy: She was indignant about her coworker’s accusations. Not to be confused with:indigenous – innate; inherent; natural; aboriginal: Remarkable agility is indigenous to the tribe.indigent – poor; impoverished; distressed: The indigent street people are often ignored.in·dig·nant I0107000 (ĭn-dĭg′nənt)adj. Characterized by or filled with indignation. See Synonyms at angry. [Latin indignāns, indignant-, present participle of indignārī, to be indignant, from indignus, unworthy; see indign.] in·dig′nant·ly adv.indignant (ɪnˈdɪɡnənt) adjfeeling or showing indignation[C16: from Latin indignārī to be displeased with] inˈdignantly advin•dig•nant (ɪnˈdɪg nənt) adj. feeling, characterized by, or expressing indignation. [1580–90; < Latin indignārī to take offense at, be indignant, v. derivative of indignus; see indign] in•dig′nant•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | indignant - 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"incensed, outraged, umbrageousangry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" |
indignantadjective resentful, angry, mad (informal), heated, provoked, furious, annoyed, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), sore (informal), fuming (informal), choked, incensed, disgruntled, exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, livid (informal), seeing red (informal), miffed (informal), riled, up in arms (informal), peeved (informal), in a huff, hot under the collar (informal), huffy (informal), wrathful, narked (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), in high dudgeon He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents.indignantadjectiveFeeling or showing anger:angry, choleric, mad.Informal: sore.Idiom: hot under the collar.Translationsindignant (inˈdignənt) adjective angry, usually because of some wrong that has been done to oneself or others. I feel most indignant at the rude way I've been treated; The indignant customer complained to the manager. 憤慨的 愤慨的inˈdignantly adverb`Take your foot off my toe!' she said indignantly. 憤慨地 愤慨地ˌindigˈnation noun 憤慨 愤慨indignant Related to indignant: indignantlySynonyms for indignantadj resentfulSynonyms- resentful
- angry
- mad
- heated
- provoked
- furious
- annoyed
- hacked (off)
- sore
- fuming
- choked
- incensed
- disgruntled
- exasperated
- pissed off
- irate
- livid
- seeing red
- miffed
- riled
- up in arms
- peeved
- in a huff
- hot under the collar
- huffy
- wrathful
- narked
- in high dudgeon
Synonyms for indignantadj feeling or showing angerSynonymsSynonyms for indignantadj angered at something unjust or wrongSynonyms- incensed
- outraged
- umbrageous
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