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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy. synonym: anger.

from The Century Dictionary.

noun Anger, especially anger excited by that which is unjust, ungrateful, or base; anger mingled with contempt or abhorrence; scornful displeasure.
noun Effect of indignant feeling; anger expressed or manifested in judgment, punishment, or violence.
noun Synonyms Vexation, Indignation, etc. See anger.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.
noun The effect of anger; punishment.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun a feeling of righteous anger

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English indignacioun, from Old French indignation, from Latin indignātiō, indignātiōn-, from indignātus, past participle of indignārī, to regard as unworthy, from indignus, unworthy; see indign.]

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Recorded since c.1374, from Old French (=modern) indignation, from Latin indignatio, noun of process from perfect passive participle indignatus, from verb indignare, from adjective indignus, unworthy, not fitting, from prefix in- not + dignus worthy, appropriate

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Dryden could not now repress those emotions, which he called indignation, and others jealousy; but wrote upon the play and the dedication such criticism as malignant impatience could pour out in haste.

Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson 1746
Dryden could not now reprefs thefe emoti - ons, which he called indignation, an as he profefTes, to give this antagonift an opportunity of re - prifal, he has added his own verfion of the hrft and fourth Paftorals, and the firft Geor - gick.

The Lives of the English Poets: and a criticism on their works 1795
When I raised that point last week, the GOP Noise Machine erupted in indignation, claiming Media Matters was trying to silence Liasson and was "targeting" her.

Eric Boehlert: Three Reasons NPR's Mara Liasson Shouldn't Be On Fox News Eric Boehlert 2010
Righteous indignation is only annoying when it comes without the “right” part.

Wonk Room » Chuck Todd Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About 2009
When I raised that point last week, the GOP Noise Machine erupted in indignation, claiming Media Matters was trying to silence Liasson and was "targeting" her.

Eric Boehlert: Three Reasons NPR's Mara Liasson Shouldn't Be On Fox News Eric Boehlert 2010
When I raised that point last week, the GOP Noise Machine erupted in indignation, claiming Media Matters was trying to silence Liasson and was "targeting" her.

Eric Boehlert: Three Reasons NPR's Mara Liasson Shouldn't Be On Fox News Eric Boehlert 2010
Entirely justified moral indignation is appropriate, but we're Canadians, so let's do our best to be polite.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009
Nigh on two years ago I first wrote, in indignation, of the wretched state of affairs concerning MPs expenses.

Archive 2009-04-05 2009
But the faux righteous indignation from the right would be laughable if it weren't all together repulsive.

ACORN announces hiring freeze, new training 2009
Nigh on two years ago I first wrote, in indignation, of the wretched state of affairs concerning MPs expenses.

Where The Huntsman leads, the hounds follow 2009

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brtom commented on the word indignation

Douce gave full vent to a splendid yell, a full yell of full woman, delight, joy, indignation.
Joyce, Ulysses, 11

January 7, 2007

indignation

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from The Century Dictionary.

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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