indignant
1Indignant — In*dig nant, a. [L. indignans, antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See {Indign}.] Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean… …
2indignant — (adj.) 1580s, from L. indignantem (nom. indignans) impatient, reluctant, indignant, prp. of indignari to be displeased at, be indignant (see INDIGNATION (Cf. indignation)). Related: Indignantly …
3indignant — index bitter (rep roach fui), contemptuous, disdainful, resentful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4indignant — *angry, irate, wrathful, wroth, acrimonious, mad Analogous words: incensed, infuriated, enraged, angered, maddened (see ANGER vb): exasperated, riled, provoked, nettled (see IRRITATE): roused, aroused, stirred (see STIR) Contrasted words:… …
5indignant — [adj] angry acrimonious, annoyed, bent out of shape*, boiling*, bugged*, burned up*, disgruntled, displeased, exasperated, fuming, furious, heated, huffy*, in a huff*, incensed, irate, livid, mad, miffed, peeved, piqued, p.o.’d*, provoked,… …
6indignant — [in dig′nənt] adj. [L indignans, prp. of indignari, to consider as unworthy or improper, be displeased at < in , not + dignari, to deem worthy < dignus, worthy: see DIGNITY] feeling or expressing anger or scorn, esp. at unjust, mean, or… …
7indignant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ become, get, grow, wax ▪ She waxes indignant if anyone tries to contradict …
8indignant — adj. 1) indignant about, at, over 2) (misc.) to wax indignant (over smt.) * * * [ɪn dɪgnənt] at over indignant about (misc.) to wax indignant (over smt.) …
9indignant — [[t]ɪndɪ̱gnənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ at/about n/ ing, ADJ that If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair. He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents... MPs were… …
10indignant — adjective Etymology: Latin indignant , indignans, present participle of indignari to be indignant, from indignus unworthy, from in + dignus worthy more at decent Date: 1590 filled with or marked by indignation < became indignant at the accusation …
