indignant

  • 131dignity — [13] Dignity comes via Old French dignete from Latin dignitās, a derivative of dignus ‘worthy’. Also from the same source was Latin dignāre (source of English deign and its derivative disdain) and late Latin dignificāre (source of English dignify …

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  • 132displease — v.tr. make indignant or angry; offend; annoy. Phrases and idioms: be displeased (often foll. by at, with) be indignant or dissatisfied; disapprove. Derivatives: displeasing adj. displeasingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desplaisir (as DIS , L… …

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