indignation

[ in-dig-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn dɪgˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

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

Origin of indignation

1325–75; Middle English indignacio(u)n < Latin indignātiōn- (stem of indignātiō), equivalent to indignāt(us) past participle of indignārī to be indignant, take offense + -iōn- -ion; see indignant

SYNONYMS FOR indignation

resentment, exasperation, wrath, ire, choler.

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ANTONYMS FOR indignation

calm.

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See anger.

OTHER WORDS FROM indignation

self-in·dig·na·tion, noun

Words nearby indignation

indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign, indignant, indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue, indigo bunting, indigo carmine

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

The Coming Battle for a New SecDef |Michael Tomasky |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
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 |DAILY BEAST
Where 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 |DAILY BEAST
It is set during the Irish Civil War, when the IRA stalked the Anglo-Irish, who responded with a mixture of fear and indignation.

Book Bag: The Best Imaginary Castles |Johanna Lane |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The United Nations reacted with indignation, calling the matter one of “deep concern,” and Hollywood has decided to follow suit.

Hollywood Turns Against the Famed Beverly Hills Hotel Over the Sultan of Brunei’s Anti-Gay Stance |Marlow Stern |May 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The English merchants and mariners had wrongs of their own, perpetually renewed, which fed the bitterness of their indignation.

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century |James Anthony Froude
The public sorrow and indignation burst out without restraint.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
This book aroused the indignation of the King, who ordered Mariana to be cast into prison.

Books Fatal to Their Authors |P. H. Ditchfield
He came back again tingling with curiosity, indignation, and suppressed defiance.

Salem Chapel, v. 2/2 |Mrs. Oliphant
The young man would have spoken more, but his indignation was so fierce that it could not find vent in words.

The Young Fur Traders |R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for indignation

indignation

/ (ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən) /

noun

anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong

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