"in high dudgeon" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} in high dudgeon (not comparable)
  1. Indignant and enraged. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_high_dudgeon-en-adj-rehAj1Ut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 67 33

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in high dudgeon, {{en-PP}} in high dudgeon
  1. (idiomatic) Resentfully or furiously, with indignation or pomposity. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Anger Translations (resentfully, furiously): в глубо́ком возмуще́нии (v glubókom vozmuščénii) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_high_dudgeon-en-prep_phrase-H5Uw5qo6 Disambiguation of Anger: 44 56

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