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indignant

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/
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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

2

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”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ساخط (sāḵiṭ) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Arabic: ساخطة (sāḵiṭa) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Bulgarian: възмутен (vǎzmuten) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Catalan: indignat — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Chinese Cantonese: 憤慨嘅 /愤慨嘅 (fan5 koi3 ge3) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Chinese Cantonese: 氣憤嘅 /气愤嘅 (hei3 fan5 ge3) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Czech: rozhořčený — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Czech: pobouřený — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Danish: indigneret — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Danish: forarget — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Danish: opbragt — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Danish: harmfuld — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Dutch: verontwaardigd — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Dutch: geïndigneerd — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Estonian: nördinud — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Estonian: nördinult — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Finnish: närkästynyt — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Finnish: tuohtunut — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • French: indigné — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • German: empört — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Greek: αγανακτισμένος (aganaktisménos) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Hungarian: felháborodott — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Hungarian: dühös — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Hungarian: méltatlankodó — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Hungarian: indignált — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Indonesian: geram — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Italian: indignato — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Latin: indignans — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Lithuanian: pasipiktinęs — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Māori: whakatakariri — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Norwegian Bokmål: indignert — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Portuguese: indignado — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Russian: возмущённый (vozmuščónnyj) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Russian: негоду́ющий (negodújuščij) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Serbo-Croatian: indigniran — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Spanish: indignado — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Swedish: förtrytsam — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Swedish: harmsen — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Ukrainian: обурений (oburenyj) — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful
  • Urdu: غصّہ ور — angry, infuriated, mad, resentful