adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N D IH1 G N AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
indignant dissent
indignant look
indignant response
indignant tone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
angered at something unjust or wrong
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an indignant denial
incensed at the judges' unfairness
a look of outraged disbelief
umbrageous at the loss of their territory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incensed, outraged, umbrageous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignor (“to deem worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).
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Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.