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Definition of indignant in English: indignantadjective ɪnˈdɪɡnəntɪnˈdɪɡnənt Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. he was indignant at being the object of suspicion Example sentencesExamples - I feel kind of indignant, like my laptop is wilfully ignoring me.
- There was angry and indignant protest from two out of three mentioned.
- Part of me wishes that I could be like some of the loftier commentators and get all morally indignant about this.
- A slight feeling of unease was quickly overthrown by indignant anger.
- It would be too late to stride by, nose held high and glowing with indignant dislike, I had already said hello.
- There is nothing worse than someone who is indignant and right.
- Some asked indignant questions about why his host in Japan was stinting the money required to send his body home.
- People will turn a blind eye for the first few bits, but I think there would come a point where even customers would become indignant.
- One of the tricks is to get indignant over a cause you can never win.
- Consequently, Tessa wrote an angry and indignant letter to this newspaper denying that she had said any such thing.
- Brett sounded annoyed, indignant perhaps at his best friend having lied to him.
- Yet the same amount of indignant anger seems to have deserted them when it comes to their own colleagues.
- He was indignant that we would even suggest that he was dirty.
- Many indignant customers led the vigilance officers straight to the errant trader who had got them in the soup.
- If it was their child or grandchild whose life was being put at risk, they would be indignant enough - and quite rightly.
- But my favourite character is without a doubt the indignant, motor-mouthed teenager.
- Some were indignant at the treatment of a former head of state; others wanted to see justice take its course.
- It's an ending which leaves one indignant, and is clever in that respect.
- Malcolm saw the indignant and angry expression on her face change to… he wasn't quite sure.
- Jake had his arms crossed and was looking angry and indignant in that way only young teens can pull off.
Synonyms aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfied, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed, hurt, pained, upset, offended, piqued, in high dudgeon, riled, nettled, vexed, irked, irritated, annoyed, put out, chagrined informal peeved, miffed, aggravated, in a huff British informal cheesed off, browned off, not best pleased North American informal sore, steamed vulgar slang pissed off North American vulgar slang pissed
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin indignant- 'regarding as unworthy', from the verb indignari, from in- 'not' + dignus 'worthy'. Definition of indignant in US English: indignantadjectiveinˈdiɡnəntɪnˈdɪɡnənt Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. he was indignant at being the object of suspicion Example sentencesExamples - It would be too late to stride by, nose held high and glowing with indignant dislike, I had already said hello.
- I feel kind of indignant, like my laptop is wilfully ignoring me.
- Part of me wishes that I could be like some of the loftier commentators and get all morally indignant about this.
- Jake had his arms crossed and was looking angry and indignant in that way only young teens can pull off.
- A slight feeling of unease was quickly overthrown by indignant anger.
- It's an ending which leaves one indignant, and is clever in that respect.
- Some were indignant at the treatment of a former head of state; others wanted to see justice take its course.
- Yet the same amount of indignant anger seems to have deserted them when it comes to their own colleagues.
- Many indignant customers led the vigilance officers straight to the errant trader who had got them in the soup.
- But my favourite character is without a doubt the indignant, motor-mouthed teenager.
- Some asked indignant questions about why his host in Japan was stinting the money required to send his body home.
- Malcolm saw the indignant and angry expression on her face change to… he wasn't quite sure.
- People will turn a blind eye for the first few bits, but I think there would come a point where even customers would become indignant.
- There was angry and indignant protest from two out of three mentioned.
- If it was their child or grandchild whose life was being put at risk, they would be indignant enough - and quite rightly.
- One of the tricks is to get indignant over a cause you can never win.
- Consequently, Tessa wrote an angry and indignant letter to this newspaper denying that she had said any such thing.
- There is nothing worse than someone who is indignant and right.
- Brett sounded annoyed, indignant perhaps at his best friend having lied to him.
- He was indignant that we would even suggest that he was dirty.
Synonyms aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfied, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed, hurt, pained, upset, offended, piqued, in high dudgeon, riled, nettled, vexed, irked, irritated, annoyed, put out, chagrined
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’. |