indignation

English

Etymology

From Middle English indignation, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dɪɡ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

indignation (countable and uncountable, plural indignations)

1. An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
2. A self-righteous anger or disgust.

Related terms

• deign
• dignify
• indign
• indignant
• undignified

Translations

anger aroused by some perceived offense or injustice

• Catalan: indignació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 憤慨 (zh), 愤慨 (zh) (fènkǎi)

• Dutch: verontwaardiging (nl) f
• Finnish: suuttumus (fi)
• French: indignation (fr) f
• German: Empörung (de) f, Entrüstung (de) f
• Greek: αγανάκτηση (el) f (aganáktisi)

  Ancient Greek: ἀγανάκτησις f (aganáktēsis)

• Hungarian: felháborodás (hu), méltatlankodás (hu)
• Japanese: 憤慨 (ja) (ふんがい, fungai), 憤り (いきどおり, ikidōri), 憤懣 (ふんまん, funman)
• Maori: whakatakariri, takariri
• Portuguese: indignação (pt) f
• Romanian: indignare (ro) f
• Russian: возмуще́ние (ru) n (vozmuščénije)
• Spanish: indignación (es) f
• Tagalog: ngupinyo, pangungupinyo

self-righteous anger or disgust

• Catalan: indignació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 義憤 (zh), 义愤 (zh) (yìfèn), 義憤填膺 (zh) (yìfèntiányīng)

• Dutch: gebelgdheid f
• Finnish: närkästys (fi)
• French: indignation (fr) f
• German: Empörung (de) f, Entrüstung (de) f
• Greek: αγανάκτηση (el) f (aganáktisi)

  Ancient Greek: ἀγανάκτησις f (aganáktēsis)

• Hungarian: felháborodás (hu), méltatlankodás (hu)
• Japanese: 義憤 (gifun)
• Korean: 의분 (uibun)
• Maori: takariri
• Portuguese: indignação (pt) f
• Romanian: indignare (ro) f
• Russian: негодова́ние (ru) n (negodovánije), возмуще́ние (ru) n (vozmuščénije)
• Spanish: indignación (es) f

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• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} indignert

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} indignación (es) f

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indignātiō, indignātiōnem.

Noun

indignation f (plural indignations)

1. Indignation

Related terms

• indigne
• indignement
• indigner
• indignité

Further reading

• “indignation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).