indignation
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English indignation, a borrowing 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.
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Noun[edit]
indignation (countable and uncountable, plural indignations)
- An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
- A self-righteous anger or disgust.
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Translations[edit]
anger aroused by some perceived offense or injustice
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self-righteous anger or disgust
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
indignation f (plural indignations)
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Further reading[edit]
- “indignation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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