Definition of indignant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indignant

adjective

/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

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feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly
- an indignant letter/look
- indignant at/about something She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
- indignant that… They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.
Synonyms angry
angrymad ▪ indignant ▪ cross ▪ irateThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.
angry feeling or showing anger:
Please don’t be angry with me.
Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
mad [not before noun] (informal, especially North American English) angry:
He got mad and walked out.
She’s mad at me for being late.
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘become very angry’: Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.indignant feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or somebody else has been treated unfairly:
She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
cross (especially British English, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed:
I was quite cross with him for being late.
This word is often used by or to children.irate very angry:
irate customers
an irate letter
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it.
Patterns
- angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at something
- angry/cross with somebody (for doing something)
- angry/mad/indignant/cross that …
- to get angry/mad/cross
- to make somebody angry/mad/cross
Extra Examples
- ‘He deserves to be sacked,’ she protested, fiercely indignant.
- They were quite indignant at his remarks.
- He became rather indignant over suggestions that he had lied.
Topics Feelingsc2
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verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- over
- at
- …
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’.

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