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indignation(dictionary)

indignation (iou)



indignation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin indignatio(n-), from indignat- pa. ppl stem of indignari: see INDIGNANT, -ATION.]
a. The action of treating as unworthy of notice; disdain, contempt; contemptuous behaviour. LME-M16.
b. Treating with indignity; an indignity. Long rare. E16.
Anger excited by a sense of wrong, or by injustice, wickedness, or misconduct; righteous anger. Foll. by against, at, with, of, upon. LME.
Discomfort of the stomach; nauseated condition. rare. LME-M17.
Comb.: indignation meeting a meeting to express collective indignation.