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indignation

[ in-dig-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

    Synonyms: choler, ire, wrath, exasperation, resentment

    Antonyms: calm



indignation

/ ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of indignation1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English indignacio(u)n, from Latin indignātiōn-, stem of indignātiō “anger, displeasure,” from indignāt(us) “deemed unworthy, scorned” (past participle of indignārī “to deem unworthy, take offense”; indignant ) + -iō -ion
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Synonym Study

See anger.
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Example Sentences

It depends on its propagators having the space to twist truths, to omit pertinent information, to revel in faux indignation, and to get away with it.

It’s perfect for anyone who takes comfort in righteous indignation.

From Time

The walk to the Senate chambers didn’t resonate with rage or righteous indignation.

Like Strickland and Egger, she is motivated by indignation at the lack of options for new parents.

For years, the president recast CNN as the centerpiece in his aggressive “fake news” campaign, and CNN relished the attention while feigning indignation.

From Digiday

From righteous fury to faux indignation, everything we got mad about in 2014—and how outrage has taken over our lives.

And if something happens and the base rises up in indignation, who knows?

These grisly images drew a huge audience, and allowed that audience to indulge in righteous indignation.

How Bill Simmons and company have turned NFL indignation into a cozy little cottage industry.

Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.

But for the delinquency of his son, she had ocular demonstration; and her indignation was hardly to be repressed.

It was generally lauded by Spaniards, whilst it filled all classes of natives with indignation.

Which latter circumstance he begged Mr. Perker to note, with a glowing countenance and many marks of indignation.

Any exaggeration into which a feeling of indignation happens to betray the accuser is instantly pounced upon.

England proclaimed a rough indignation at the demand for Gibraltar, which Austria had made in behalf of Spain.

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