indignant
/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/ adjective
- adjective Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. “indignant dissent”
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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”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation.
Etymology [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “indignant”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details