indignation

Noun

Meaning

The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.

The effect of anger; punishment.

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Achilles sits in silent indignation over his humiliation at Agamemnon's hands for most of the play. Source: Internet

Deletant, p.237 On a more intimate level, a diary kept by philosopher and art critic Alice Voinescu expresses her indignation over the antisemitic measures and massacres. Source: Internet

Certainly nobody anticipated football shutting down completely the following week, as nervousness turned to indignation about Atletico fans travelling to Anfield, before matches behind closed doors became matches postponed indefinitely. Source: Internet

At Question Time in the House of Commons the Conservative MP Captain Alan Graham said: "Is the honourable Member aware that it is very necessary to leave Lord Baldwin his gates in order to protect him from the just indignation of the mob?" Source: Internet

Ahh, the chorus of sanctimonious squeals of indignation by all the usual crowd who still haven’t got the memo that the days of one-sided mercantilist profiteering and cynical, flagrant trade gamesmanship are officially over. Source: Internet

An avalanche of rightful indignation followed the announcement of Bodega, a startup founded by two ex-Google employees that would install shiny glass boxes selling odds and ends inside pre-existing buildings instead of independent corner stores. Source: Internet

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