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indignant Definition

in·dig·nant (in dignənt)

adjective

feeling or expressing anger or scorn, esp. at unjust, mean, or ungrateful action or treatment

Etymology: L indignans, prp. of indignari, to consider as unworthy or improper, be displeased at < in-, not + dignari, to deem worthy < dignus, worthy: see dignity

indignant Related Forms
in·dig·nantly adverb
indignant Synonyms

indignant

modif.

incensed, displeased, piqued; see angry.

indignant Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Luckily, help was at hand as I could never have pulled two drenched and highly indignant ewes from the Atlantic.
  • quite: He asked me questions which made me quite indignant.
  • rather: Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans abroad.
  • so: Vera becomes so indignant that Jim sends her home, and has a serious talk with Terry.
  • very: Yesterday, I had a call for a very indignant man.
  • righteously: I personally don't recall any righteously indignant posts in Blogland for those people.

Preposition: at

  • idea: Some students even grew indignant at the idea of valuing honor above life, calling the whole notion nonsense.
  • waste: Matthew says that the disciples were indignant at the waste.

Modifies a noun

  • protest: I should say, no determined and indignant nation-wide protest.
  • letter: I wrote him an indignant letter, the main gist of which was, " Don't flog the willing horse " .
  • response: The comment was no doubt intended for dramatic effect and predictably drew an indignant response.
  • reply: He asked what speed I was doing - " exactly 40, you knew I had seen you " was indignant reply.
  • man: An indignant young man accuses him of being merely nostalgic.
  • head: I was all set to work up an indignant head of steam about this when a thought occurred.

Used with adjective complement

  • wax: Curiously, very few people get worked up about this UK situation compared to the numbers who wax indignant about EU fraud.
  • feel: Some people dash off letters to editors of newspapers regularly whenever they feel indignant about something.
  • become: Vera becomes so indignant that Jim sends her home, and has a serious talk with Terry.
  • look: His friends looked indignant, which only caused him to laugh even harder.
  • get: I was getting indignant at being asked what I thought were stupid questions by him.
  • grow: Some students even grew indignant at the idea of valuing honor above life, calling the whole notion nonsense.