Indignant Definition

ĭn-dĭgnənt

adjective

Characterized by or filled with indignation.

American Heritage

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

Webster's New World

The definition of indignant is feeling or showing anger because of something unjust.

An example of indignant is a person who is disgusted by an act of prejudice that she just saw committed.

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Origin of Indignant

From Latin indignans, present participle of indignari (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignari (“to consider as worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).

From Wiktionary
Latin indignāns indignant- present participle of indignārī to be indignant from indignus unworthy indign

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition