MEANING
Anger prompted by something regarded as unjust, offensive, or improper.
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Words that belong together
- moral indignation
- righteous indignation
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Moral indignation steadied her voice during the appeal.
His righteous indignation faltered when his own name appeared in the ledger.
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- indignation
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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