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indignant
filled with anger at a person who is regarded as unjust, mean, or unworthy: She was indignant about her coworker’s accusations.
Not to be confused with:
indigenous – innate; inherent; natural; aboriginal: Remarkable agility is indigenous to the tribe.
indigent – poor; impoverished; distressed: The indigent street people are often ignored.
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in·dig·nant
(ĭn-dĭg′nənt)adj.
Characterized by or filled with indignation. See Synonyms at angry.
[Latin indignāns, indignant-, present participle of indignārī, to be indignant, from indignus, unworthy; see indign.]
in·dig′nant·ly adv.
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indignant
(ɪnˈdɪɡnənt)adj
feeling or showing indignation
[C16: from Latin indignārī to be displeased with]
inˈdignantly adv
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in•dig•nant
(ɪnˈdɪg nənt)adj.
feeling, characterized by, or expressing indignation.
[1580–90; < Latin indignārī to take offense at, be indignant, v. derivative of indignus; see indign]
in•dig′nant•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:indignant - angered at something unjust or wrong]indignant - angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
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indignant
adjective resentful, angry, mad (informal), heated, provoked, furious, annoyed, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), sore (informal), fuming (informal), choked, incensed, disgruntled, exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, livid (informal), seeing red (informal), miffed (informal), riled, up in arms (informal), peeved (informal), in a huff, hot under the collar (informal), huffy (informal), wrathful, narked (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), in high dudgeon He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents.
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indignant
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Translations
ساخِط، ناقِم
rozhořčený
forargetindigneret
felháborodott
sárreiîur, hneykslaîur
pasipiktinęspasipiktinimassu pasipiktinimu
sašutis
rozhorčený
ogorčen
indignant
[ɪnˈdɪgnənt] ADJ [person, mood, tone] → indignadoshe wrote an indignant letter to the local newspaper → escribió una carta en tono indignado al periódico local, escribió una carta al periódico local expresando su indignación
to be indignant at/about sth → estar indignado ante/por algo
he is indignant at the suggestion that → está indignado ante la sugerencia de que ...
to become or get or grow indignant → indignarse
why is he looking so indignant? → ¿por qué tiene esa cara de indignación?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
indignant
[ɪnˈdɪgnənt] adj [look, response] → indigné(e)to be indignant at sth → s'indigner de qch
to be indignant that ... → s'indigner du fait que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
indignant
adj → entrüstet, empört (→ at, about, with über +acc), → unwillig (at, about wegen); to be indignant with somebody → über jdn empört sein; to become indignant → ungehalten werden, sich aufregen ; to make somebody indignant → jds Unwillen or Entrüstung erregen ; it’s no good getting indignant → es hat keinen Zweck, sich zu entrüsten or sich aufzuregen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
indignant
[ɪnˈdɪgnənt] adj → indignato/ato be indignant at or about sth/with sb → essere indignato/a per qc/contro qn
to make sb indignant → far indignare qn
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indignant
(inˈdignənt) adjective angry, usually because of some wrong that has been done to oneself or others. I feel most indignant at the rude way I've been treated; The indignant customer complained to the manager. verontwaardig ساخِط، ناقِم възмутен indignado rozhořčený entrüstet indigneret; forarget αγανακτισμένος indignado nördinud خشمگین vihainen indigné ממורמר रुष्ट srdit, ljut felháborodott marah sárreiður, hneykslaður indignato 憤慨した 분개한 pasipiktinęs sašutis marah verontwaardigd arg, harm, indignert oburzony قهر indignado indignat возмущённый rozhorčený ogorčen gnevan indignerad, harmsen, förnärmad ขุ่นเคือง öfkeli 憤慨的 обурений برہم phẫn nộ 愤慨的
inˈdignantly adverb`Take your foot off my toe!' she said indignantly. verontwaardig بِسُخْط، بِنَقْمَه възмутено indignadamente pobouřeně entrüstet indigneret; forarget αγανακτισμένα con indignación, indignantemente nördinult خشمگینانه vihaisesti avec indignation בְּזַעַם क्रोध से srdito, ljutito méltatlankodva dengan marah með hneykslun con indignazione 憤然と 분개하여 su pasipiktinimu ar sašutumu dengan marah verontwaardigd forarget, indignert z oburzeniem د قهر په دوله indignadamente indignat возмущённо rozhorčene ogorčeno gnevno indignerat อย่างโกรธเคือง öfkeyle 憤慨地 обурено غصے میں một cách phẫn nộ 愤慨地
ˌindigˈnation noun verontwaardigheid سُخْط، حَنَق възмущение indignação rozhorlenost die Entrüstung indignation; forargelse αγανάκτηση indignación nördimus خشم suuttumus indignation זעם क्रोध, रोष srdžba, ljutnja felháborodás kemarahan gremja, hneykslun indignazione 憤り 분개함 pasipiktinimas sašutums kemarahan verontwaardiging harme, forargelse oburzenie قهر indignação indignare возмущение rozhorčenosť ogorčenost gnev indignation ความโกรธเคือง öfke 憤慨 обурення برہمی sự phẫn nộ 愤慨
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