"indignation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ Audio: en-us-indignation.ogg Forms: indignations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English indignacioun, borrowed from Old French indignation, from Latin indignātiō, from indignor (“to scorn, resent”), from indignus (“unworthy, not fitting”), from in- (“not”) + dignus (“worthy, appropriate”). Attested since ca. 1374. Doublet of indignatio. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|indignacioun}} Middle English indignacioun, {{der|en|fro|indignation}} Old French indignation, {{der|en|la|indignātiō}} Latin indignātiō, {{doublet|en|indignatio}} Doublet of indignatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indignation (countable and uncountable, plural indignations)
  1. An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (anger aroused by some perceived offense or injustice): ἀγανάκτησις (aganáktēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), узбурэ́нне (uzburénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), абурэ́нне (aburénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), възмущение (vǎzmuštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), indignació [feminine] (Catalan), 憤慨 (Chinese Mandarin), 愤慨 (fènkǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), verontwaardiging [feminine] (Dutch), suuttumus (Finnish), indignation [feminine] (French), Empörung [feminine] (German), Entrüstung [feminine] (German), αγανάκτηση (aganáktisi) [feminine] (Greek), felháborodás (Hungarian), méltatlankodás (Hungarian), 憤慨 (fungai) (alt: ふんがい) (Japanese), 憤り (ikidōri) (alt: いきどおり) (Japanese), 憤懣 (funman) (alt: ふんまん) (Japanese), 분개 (bun'gae) (Korean), правдољубивост (pravdoljubivost) (Macedonian), whakatakariri (Maori), takariri (Maori), indignacioun (Middle English), indignasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), oburzenie [neuter] (Polish), indignação [feminine] (Portuguese), indignare [feminine] (Romanian), возмуще́ние (vozmuščénije) [neuter] (Russian), indignacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), negodovanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), indignación [feminine] (Spanish), förtrytelse [common-gender] (Swedish), harm [common-gender] (Swedish), ngupinyo (Tagalog), pangungupinyo (Tagalog), збу́рення (zbúrennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), обу́рення (obúrennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-indignation-en-noun-KhFaqnmH Disambiguation of 'anger aroused by some perceived offense or injustice': 88 12
  2. A self-righteous anger or disgust. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (self-righteous anger or disgust): ἀγανάκτησις (aganáktēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), негодувание (negoduvanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), indignació [feminine] (Catalan), 義憤 (Chinese Mandarin), 义愤 (yìfèn) (Chinese Mandarin), 義憤填膺 (Chinese Mandarin), 义愤填膺 (yìfèntiányīng) (Chinese Mandarin), gebelgdheid [feminine] (Dutch), närkästys (Finnish), indignation [feminine] (French), Empörung [feminine] (German), Entrüstung [feminine] (German), αγανάκτηση (aganáktisi) [feminine] (Greek), felháborodás (Hungarian), méltatlankodás (Hungarian), 義憤 (gifun) (Japanese), 의분 (uibun) (Korean), takariri (Maori), indignacioun (Middle English), indignação [feminine] (Portuguese), indignare [feminine] (Romanian), негодова́ние (negodovánije) [neuter] (Russian), возмуще́ние (vozmuščénije) [neuter] (Russian), indignacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), indignación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indignation-en-noun-LHuDZm7a Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'self-righteous anger or disgust': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deign, dignify, indign, indignant, undignified

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmuščénije",
      "sense": "self-righteous anger or disgust",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возмуще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "self-righteous anger or disgust",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indignacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "self-righteous anger or disgust",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indignación"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indignation"
}

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