indignant
Syllables: in·dig·nant/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/
indignant adjective: showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
Adjective
indignant (comparative more indignant, superlative most indignant)
- Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
- indignant dissent
- indignant look
- Synonyms:
- angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
indignant meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
indignant in Hindi
- indignant
- क्रोधित krodhit
indignant in Marathi
- indignant
- क्रोधित krodhit
indignant in Urdu
- angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
- غصّہ ور
indignant in Bengali
- ক্রুদ্ধ, রুষ্ট, অন্যায় দেখে রাগান্বিত
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- indignant in Malayalam
- കുപിതനായ, അവമതിക്കുന്ന, കോപാകുലമായ
- indignant in Arabic
- ساخط sāḵiṭ, ساخطة sāḵiṭa
- indignant in Indonesian
- geram
Examples of indignant in a sentence
- Trying not to show how indignant she was at the idea of being left out.
- Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor.
- Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.
Synonyms of indignant
Forms of indignant
| comparative | more indignant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indignant |
Origin of indignant
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”).
Words formed from indignant
Questions about indignant
- What does indignant mean?
- Indignant means showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
- What is indignant in Hindi?
- Indignant in Hindi is क्रोधित (krodhit). See Indignant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is indignant?
- Indignant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce indignant?
- Indignant is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/.
Words near indignant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indignant (page history and authors); क्रोधित (Hindi) (page history and authors); क्रोधित (Marathi) (page history and authors); Indignant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indignant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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