indignation

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  1. noun Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy. See Synonyms at anger.

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  • In vain I entreated them to return; a smothered laugh at my indignation was all the response It was sometimes tiresome to receive large groups of people, who wanted to know impossible things about the country, and if it was a good soil for wheat. —  BOOTS AND SADDLES: OR LIFE IN DAKOTA WITH GENERAL CUSTER
  • Except the indignation is about the iPhone's non-removable battery, not the iPod's since the iPod has had a sealed battery since day one. —  Engadget
  • But when the infantry gave way and fled panic-stricken along the road towards Fort Henry, throwing away their muskets, his indignation was aroused Stop! —  Winning His Way
  • Indulgent and sympathising, she never judged others with harshness or severity; yet she could be very angry when her indignation was aroused by hearing of injustice or oppression, of cruelty to man or beast, or of any attack on those she loved. —  Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville
  • If the indignation is at times expressed in unnecessarily strong and ill-chosen terms, Norway has in truth no manner of right to complain ACTS TOUCHING THE SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN CRISIS 1 Extracts from the Constitution of Norway 1. —  The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents
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  1. 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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  1. from Middle English indignacion, indignacioun, from Old French (also F.) indignation = Provencal indignacio, endignacio = Spanish indignacion = Portuguese indignacão = Italian indignazione, from Latin indignatio(n-), displeasure, from indignari, past participle indignatus, be displeased at: see indignant.
 

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