| 单词 | indignation |
| 释义 | indignation (once / 265 pages) n Call your anger at an unjust situation indignation. If recess gets canceled for everyone because two students get into a fight, the rest of the student body will respond with indignation. Indignation traces back to the Latin prefix in- "not" and root dignus "worthy" and means anger at something that is unfair or unjust. Another word for indignation is outrage. Be careful using these words as they have a bit of a negative slant. A person who feels indignation is a little self-righteous and focused on not being treated the way he feels he should be. WORD FAMILYindignation: indignations USAGE EXAMPLESThe righteous indignation erupting across segments of the college football landscape is laughable. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) The album seethes with righteous indignation, but also soothes with considerable human empathy. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) Political hypochondriacs say, with more indignation than precision, that the nation’s 58th presidential election was the fifth in which the winner lost the popular vote. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) n a feeling of righteous anger Syn|Hypo|Hyper outrage dudgeon, high dudgeon a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') anger, choler, ire a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance |
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