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indignant
What does indignant mean?
indignant (adjective): angered at something unjust or wrong.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use indignant in a sentence?
- An indignant denial. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce indignant?
/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does indignant come from?
Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignor (“to deem worthy”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of indignant?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “indignant” mean?
consisting of or related to language
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not allowed; specifically disallowed
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angered at something unjust or wrong
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tending to cure or restore to health
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Which word is closest in meaning to “indignant”?
handsome
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outraged
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imperial
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dominant
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