indignation
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
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- self-in·dig·na·tion, noun
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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.
Rand Paul’s ignorant questioning of Rachel Levine showed why we need her in government | Monica Hesse | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s perfect for anyone who takes comfort in righteous indignation.
The New Class of Comfort TV: 16 Shows to Watch When You Run Out of Friends and The Office | Eliana Dockterman | February 10, 2021 | TimeThe 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.
Startups are racing to reproduce breast milk in the lab | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFor years, the president recast CNN as the centerpiece in his aggressive “fake news” campaign, and CNN relished the attention while feigning indignation.
‘There’s no antagonist’: News outlets mull the possible end of their editorial and business-side ‘Trump Bump’ bonanza | Steven Perlberg | August 10, 2020 | Digiday
From righteous fury to faux indignation, everything we got mad about in 2014—and how outrage has taken over our lives.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 15-21, 2014 | William Boot | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for the delinquency of his son, she had ocular demonstration; and her indignation was hardly to be repressed.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIt was generally lauded by Spaniards, whilst it filled all classes of natives with indignation.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanWhich latter circumstance he begged Mr. Perker to note, with a glowing countenance and many marks of indignation.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensAny exaggeration into which a feeling of indignation happens to betray the accuser is instantly pounced upon.
Children's Ways | James SullyEngland proclaimed a rough indignation at the demand for Gibraltar, which Austria had made in behalf of Spain.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for indignation
/ (ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən) /
anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong
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