dudgeon

(duj′ən)

noun

anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase , very angry, offended, or resentful

Origin: 16th-c. (take) in dudgeon, also endugine, prob. Anglo-Fr en digeon, with reference to the hand on the dagger hilt: see dudgeon

noun

Origin: ME dogeon < Anglo-Fr digeon

See dudgeon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: “Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon” (Louisa May Alcott).

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dogeon

Origin: , possibly from Anglo-Norman

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