INDIGNATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indignation mean? 

• INDIGNATION (noun)
  The noun INDIGNATION has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of righteous anger

  Familiarity information: INDIGNATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDIGNATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of righteous anger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

indignation; outrage

Hypernyms ("indignation" is a kind of...):

anger; choler; ire (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indignation"):

dudgeon; high dudgeon (a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase 'in high dudgeon'))

 Context examples 

I saw her eyes flash with indignation, and this time it was I who dropped mine, while I felt my face flushing under her gaze.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I love your indignation, said he; it is very natural.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

“Oh! shame, shame! But never mind it, William” (her own cheeks in a glow of indignation as she spoke).

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Here Marianne, in an ecstasy of indignation, clapped her hands together, and cried, "Gracious God! can this be possible!"

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

“Mr. Holmes!” said the lady, and her face was pink with her indignation.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I'll be hanged if I do!" and Laurie bounced up off the grass, burning with indignation at the very idea.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Emma restrained her indignation, and only turned from her in silence.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“Peggotty!” repeated Miss Betsey, with some indignation.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A snarl and a flash of fangs, and that dog would wail his indignation to the uncomforting stars while White Fang finished his portion for him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Henry's indignation on hearing how Catherine had been treated, on comprehending his father's views, and being ordered to acquiesce in them, had been open and bold.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)