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dudgeon
1[ duhj-uhn ]
noun
- a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:
He had every right to express his dudgeon.
Synonyms: pic, indignation
dudgeon
2[ duhj-uhn ]
noun
- a kind of wood used especially for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.
- a handle or hilt made of this wood.
- a dagger having such a hilt.
dudgeon
1/ ˈdʌdʒən /
noun
- obsolete.a wood used in making the handles of knives, daggers, etc
- archaic.a dagger, knife, etc, with a dudgeon hilt
dudgeon
2/ ˈdʌdʒən /
noun
- anger or resentment (archaic, except in the phrase in high dudgeon )
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Origin of dudgeon1
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Idioms and Phrases
- in high dudgeon, in a state of great resentment or anger:
He stood up and left the room in high dudgeon.
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Example Sentences
Okay, I'm not going to get in high moral dudgeon about this.
And surely the victim is not Joe Fan, who though in high dudgeon right now—how could these athletes betray my trust!
And with that high moral dudgeon comes yet another risk to patients and hospitals: the corrosive effect of sanctimony.
As he looked across the table at his wife, he saw that the word had been taken in deep dudgeon.
He just walked straight before him in high dudgeon, taking no notice of the route by which he journeyed, or the flight of time.
And in high dudgeon Mrs. Ryan went in, slamming her door behind her with great violence.
The sparrows left in high dudgeon, and were not back again in some days, and were then very shy.
George nodded; and Margery went back rather in dudgeon, and gave the fire in the next room a fierce poke.
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