"indignant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/ Audio: En-us-indignant.ogg [US] Forms: more indignant [comparative], most indignant [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignor (“to deem worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|indignāns}} Latin indignāns, {{m|la|indignor||to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at}} indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), {{m|la|in-||privative}} in- (“privative”), {{m|la|dignor||to deem worthy}} dignor (“to deem worthy”), {{m|la|dignus||worthy}} dignus (“worthy”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} indignant (comparative more indignant, superlative most indignant)
  1. Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: angry, infuriated, mad, resentful Related terms: indign, indignation, indignity Translations (angry, infuriated, mad, resentful): възмутен (vǎzmuten) (Bulgarian), indignat (Catalan), 憤慨嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 愤慨嘅 (fan⁵ koi³ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 氣憤嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 气愤嘅 (hei³ fan⁵ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), rozhořčený [masculine] (Czech), pobouřený (Czech), verontwaardigd (Dutch), geïndigneerd (Dutch), nördinud (Estonian), nördinult [adverb] (Estonian), närkästynyt (Finnish), tuohtunut (Finnish), indigné (French), empört (German), felháborodott (Hungarian), dühös (Hungarian), méltatlankodó (Hungarian), indignált (Hungarian), geram (Indonesian), indignato (Italian), indignans (Latin), pasipiktinęs (Lithuanian), whakatakariri (Maori), indignert (Norwegian Bokmål), indignado (Portuguese), возмущённый (vozmuščónnyj) (Russian), негоду́ющий (negodújuščij) (Russian), indigniran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), indignado (Spanish), förtrytsam (Swedish), harmsen (Swedish), обурений (oburenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), غصّہ ور (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-indignant-en-adj-Bt7aYtGm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "word": "indignant"
}

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