indignation
/ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
indignation noun: an anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
Noun
indignation (countable and uncountable, plural indignations)
- An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
- He protested in indignation.
- The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- A self-righteous anger or disgust.
- Having expressed his indignation at the idea of continuity from the young Marx to the old Marx and from Marx to Lenin, Miliband appears no less offended by my stressing the continuity from Leninism to Stalinism.1981 March, Leszek Kolakowski, “Miliband's Anti-Kolakowski”, in Political Studies, volume 29, number 1, Sage Publishing, →DOI, →ISSN, page 124
indignation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
indignation in Hindi
- indignation, outrage, resentment
- आक्रोश ākroś
indignation in Tamil
- உளக்கொதிப்பு, கடுஞ்சினம், சீற்றம்
indignation in Urdu
- indignation; ire
- خشم xaśm
indignation in Bengali
- অন্যায়ের বিরুদ্ধে তীব্র ক্ষোভ, রাগ
More languagesFewer languages
- indignation in Malayalam
- കോപം, വെറുപ്പ്, ധാർമ്മികരോഷം, രോഷം
- indignation in Kannada
- ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ākrōśa
- indignation in Tagalog
- ngupinyo, pangungupinyo
Examples of indignation in a sentence
- He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels.
- So they left, one dozen bareasses, all rosy red with indignation.
- Our indignation at a gang of hoodla who beat and kill an old woman for “kicks”
Forms of indignation
| plural | indignations |
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Origin of indignation
From Middle English indignacioun, 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. Doublet of indignatio.
Words that rhyme with indignation
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Questions about indignation
- What does indignation mean?
- Indignation means an anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
- What is indignation in Hindi?
- Indignation in Hindi is आक्रोश (ākroś). See Indignation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is indignation?
- Indignation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce indignation?
- Indignation is pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of indignation?
- The plural of indignation is indignations.
Words near indignation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indignation (page history and authors); आक्रोश (Hindi) (page history and authors); indignation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); خشم (Urdu) (page history and authors); indignation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indignation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಆಕ್ರೋಶ (Kannada) (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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