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Indignant Unfair Indignation ɪn'dɪɡnənt I Man Treated Badly

Front indignant
Pron [ɪn'dɪɡnənt]
Back 【INDIGNANT】
I was very indignant at the man, for he had treated me so badly.
我对这个人感到愤愤不平,因为他对我很坏。
【重点词汇】
indignant adj. 愤慨的 同: wrathful
Vocab
indignantangered at something unjust or wrong

When you're indignant, you're angry about an unfair situation. If you discovered that a teacher gave ten extra points on a test to all students who sat in the front row, you'd be indignant.

Indignant is from Latin indignus "unworthy," and it refers to anger based on unworthy or unfair behavior rather than merely injury to one's own interests. You may be angry, even furious, if someone shoves you, but you are indignant if the shove is directed at someone weak or helpless. The related noun is indignation, and something that arouses indignation is an indignity.

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