as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
their indignation at the offensive television show led them to start a grassroots campaign for its cancellation
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Recent Examples of indignation
Advertisement To put it mildly, the indignation is real but a remedy is missing.
Lawmakers face a deadline at the end of the week to adopt a spending program or trigger a government shutdown.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
In South Florida, the heart of the Haitian community in the United States, the announcement has caused fear and indignation.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
In South Florida, the heart of the Haitian community in the United States, the announcement has caused fear and indignation.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignation
Noun
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Sleep deprivation hampers your ability to deal with job stress and can unleash anger during your workday.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Molly, who's politely reticent and reluctant to speak up for herself, Nikki can't resist expressing her anger and sorrow—or, more precisely, dramatizing them for whatever audience of oncologists happens to be in range.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The outrage felt by Connecticut residents, amid a brutally hot last summer, grew late last year to a point that a petition was delivered to Gov. Ned Lamont with 68,000 signatures calling for a break on rising electric bills.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The documentary sparked outrage among fans even before its release.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even with boycotts planned through the summer, Shelley Kohan, a Forbes retail contributor, writes that the biggest question is how can consumers voice their fury without tanking the economy.—
DeArbea Walker,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In Katie’s case, being the object of Jamie’s fury cost her her life.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Not Choosing Your Trees Wisely The shade of a giant oak certainly has its appeal, but planting one on a five-foot stretch of earth separating your driveway from your neighbor’s is ill-advised and a surefire way to feel the wrath of the family who lives next door.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Congressional Republicans were not inclined to deny Hegseth his appointment or to risk the President’s wrath.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Male rage, particularly on display in parts of the manosphere, has been steadily rising.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Also, the trade war rages, and there were mass firings at key scientific agencies.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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Longer daylight hours can improve mood and cognitive function.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the recent vitriol online may threaten the peaceable mood of the campus, particularly when Steve Glinick moves from Rhode Island to his summer home at Chautauqua, where his daughter, Emily Glinick, lives year-round.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Indignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignation. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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