单词 | indignant |
释义 | indignantadj.n. A. adj. a. Affected with indignation; provoked to wrath by something regarded as unworthy, unjust, or ungrateful; moved by an emotion of anger mingled with scorn or contempt; ‘inflamed at once with anger and disdain’ (Johnson). Said of persons, their feelings, etc.; also figurative of things. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective] wrothc950 disdainousc1430 indigned1490 wrath1535 disdainful1548 stomachate1575 indignant1590 dudgeon1592 snarling1593 grudgeful1596 stomached1603 offended1607 stomachful1610 injured1634 indign1652 resentful1656 disobliged1673 piqued1689 begrudging1693 sorea1694 huff1714 indignant1744 dudgeoned1796 miff1797 miffed1805 ear-sore1865 niffed1880 the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective] > characterized by or showing wrothc1000 highOE wrackfulc1230 indignant1590 snarling1599 umbrageous1601 indignatorya1624 resenting1634 resentful1656 affronted1663 bridling1673 begrudging1693 wrathy1873 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg3v Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, To him he turned. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 311 Xerxes..Europe with Asia joyn'd, And scourg'd with many a stroak th' indignant waves. View more context for this quotation 1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus 58 in A. Pope Wks. II The lustful Monster..fled into the middle of the room, pursued by the valorous and indignant Martin. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 282 His seat..Indignant spurns the cottage from the green. 1782 W. Cowper Boadicea i When the British warrior queen, Bleeding from the Roman rods, Sought, with an indignant mien, Counsel of her country's gods. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood viii. 48 Edwin Drood is already enough impressed by Helena, to feel indignant that Helena's brother..should dispose of him so coolly. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 45 He published an indignant pamphlet on the subject of his wrongs. b. Const. at; with (a person); †of (a thing). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective] wrothc950 disdainousc1430 indigned1490 wrath1535 disdainful1548 stomachate1575 indignant1590 dudgeon1592 snarling1593 grudgeful1596 stomached1603 offended1607 stomachful1610 injured1634 indign1652 resentful1656 disobliged1673 piqued1689 begrudging1693 sorea1694 huff1714 indignant1744 dudgeoned1796 miff1797 miffed1805 ear-sore1865 niffed1880 1744 J. Thomson Spring in Seasons (new ed.) 20 And flies aloft, and flounces round the Pool, Indignant of the Guile. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 71 Indignant of the slander, which affected her name. 1805 A. Seward Lett. (1811) VI. 234 I was too indignant of his cruel neglect of Chatterton. 1858 C. Dickens Let. 28 Aug. (1995) VIII. 641 Our men are rather indignant with the Irish crowds. 1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 553 The clergy, indignant at such proceedings, murmured and even threatened. B. n. An indignant person. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [noun] > indignant or resentful person grudger1552 stomacher1608 startler1671 resenter1719 indignant1861 1861 Sat. Rev. 12 584/1 These three sets of people—the indignants themselves [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1590 |
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