indignant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + to consider as worthy, from dignus (“worthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/

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• Hyphenation: in‧dig‧nant

Adjective

indignant (comparative more indignant, superlative most indignant)

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

Synonyms

• angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

Related terms

• indign
• indignation
• indignity

Translations

angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

• Bulgarian: възмутен (bg) (vǎzmuten)
• Catalan: indignat (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 憤慨嘅／愤慨嘅 (fan⁵ koi³ ge³), 氣憤嘅／气愤嘅 (hei³ fan⁵ ge³)

• Czech: rozhořčený m, pobouřený
• Dutch: verontwaardigd (nl), geïndigneerd
• Estonian: nördinud, nördinult (adverb)
• Finnish: närkästynyt, tuohtunut
• French: indigné (fr)
• German: empört (de)
• Hungarian: felháborodott (hu), dühös (hu), méltatlankodó (hu), indignált
• Indonesian: geram (id)
• Italian: indignato (it)
• Latin: indignans
• Lithuanian: pasipiktinęs
• Maori: whakatakariri
• Norwegian Bokmål: indignert
• Portuguese: indignado (pt)
• Russian: возмущённый (ru) (vozmuščónnyj), негоду́ющий (ru) (negodújuščij)
• Serbo-Croatian: indigniran (sh) m
• Spanish: indignado (es)
• Swedish: förtrytsam (sv), harmsen (sv)
• Ukrainian: обурений m (oburenyj)
• Urdu: غصّہ ور‎

Further reading

• “indignant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “indignant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “indignant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Adjective

indignant m or f (masculine and feminine plural indignants)

1. outrageous

Participle

indignant

1. present participle of indignar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.di.ɲɑ̃/

Participle

indignant

1. present participle of indigner