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Definition of dudgeon noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dudgeon

noun

NAmE//ˈdʌdʒən//

Idioms

in high dudgeon (old-fashioned) (formal)

in an angry or offended mood, and showing other people that you are angry He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon. She stormed off in high dudgeon.

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