indignation

Etymology

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.

noun

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

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