in high dudgeon

Idioms  

1. Furiously, resentfully, as in He stormed out in high dudgeon. This term is the only surviving use of the word dudgeon, whose origin has been lost. [c. 1600]

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in high dudgeon

European leaders issued a joint statement External link in high dudgeon on Tuesday, insisting that “Greenland belongs to its people.”

From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026

Over the past few years, with social media commenters in high dudgeon, a slew of art and architectural critics, including The Times’ Christopher Knight, have lobbed repeated salvos at the redesign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2020

My young son, whenever we’re disagreeing about something and he’s in high dudgeon, it’s always an awful feeling.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2018

Because of the way that @-replies work, almost no one saw Musk’s tweet—until, that is, Reveal’s Al Letson started quote-tweeting him in high dudgeon.

From Slate ● May 24, 2018

He fled at once, and the minute it was well, “Up with the bonnets of bonnie Dundee,” she slipped away to return no more till the young gentleman departed in high dudgeon.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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