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Definitions for Indignant
ɪnˈdɪg nəntin·dig·nant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageousadjective

    angered at something unjust or wrong

    "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"

Wiktionary

  1. indignantadjective

    Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

  2. Etymology: From indignans, present participle of indignari, from in- +, from dignus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Indignantadjective

    Angry; raging; inflamed at once with anger and disdain.

    Etymology: indignans, Latin.

    He scourg'd with many a stroke th' indignant waves. John Milton.

    The lustful monster fled, pursued by the valorous and indignant Martin. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scrib.

    What rage that hour did Albion's soul possess,
    Let chiefs imagine, and let lovers guess!
    He strides indignant, and with haughty cries
    To single fight the fairy prince defies. Thomas Tickell.

Wikipedia

  1. indignant

    Anger, also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat.A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The English word originally comes from the term anger from the Old Norse language.Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.Modern psychologists view anger as a normal, natural, and mature emotion experienced by virtually all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Uncontrolled anger can negatively affect personal or social well-being and negatively impact those around them. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. The issue of dealing with anger has been written about since the times of the earliest philosophers, but modern psychologists, in contrast to earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppressing anger.

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  1. indignant

    Indignant is an adjective that describes strong displeasure or anger, typically due to perceived unfairness, injustice, or insult. It conveys a sense of feeling aggrieved, insulted or wronged.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Indignantadjective

    affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation

  2. Etymology: [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Indignant

    in-dig′nant, adj. affected with anger and disdain.—n. Indig′nance (Spens.).—adv. Indig′nantly.—n. Indignā′tion, the feeling caused by what is unworthy or base: anger mixed with contempt: effect of indignant feeling.—v.t. Indig′nify (Spens.), to treat indignantly or disdainfully.—n. Indig′nity, unmerited contemptuous treatment: incivility with contempt or insult: (Spens.) unworthiness, base conduct. [L. indignans, -antis, pr.p. of indignāri, to consider as unworthy—in, not, dignus, worthy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Indignant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Indignant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Indignant in a Sentence

  1. Baruch Spinoza:

    Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.

  2. Dmitry Kiselyov:

    And they say that's how the 'bloody regime' kills its competitors. The world is outraged and indignant. And then - sanctions, credit downgrades and the further demonization of Russia and its leader, at a time when there is grief, to engage in polemics is disgusting.

  3. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

    No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

  4. Megumi Igarashi:

    I am of course indignant. I will appeal and continue to fight in court.

  5. Steven Taylor:

    People value their freedoms, they may become distressed or indignant or morally outraged when people are trying to encroach on their freedoms.

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