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indignant

  • /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/

Where it comes from

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”).

adjective more indignant · most indignant

  1. Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. indignant dissent

    Similar: angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

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adj angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

Españolindignado
Portuguêsindignado
Françaisindigné
Deutschempört
Italianoindignato
Ελληνικάαγανακτισμένος aganaktisménos
Русскийвозмущённый vozmuščónnyj, негоду́ющий negodújuščij
العربيةساخط sāḵiṭ, ساخطة sāḵiṭa

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"indignant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/indignant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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indignant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/indignant

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"indignant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/indignant.

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@misc{indignant_2026,
  title = {indignant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indignant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}