Indignation
noun
Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting.
She expressed her indignation at the poor customer service.
Often appears as...
- righteous indignation
- voice/show your indignation
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Disapproving
noun
Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting.
She expressed her indignation at the poor customer service.
Often appears as...
- righteous indignation
- voice/show your indignation
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indignation is a strong, passionate emotion, more intense than mere annoyance.
His voice trembled with indignation as he recounted the unfair treatment.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Element
The use of 'indignation' often implies a moral or ethical judgement against an action or situation.
The public's indignation about the scandal led to a government inquiry.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Appropriateness
Reserve 'indignation' for situations that truly merit it to avoid appearing overly dramatic.
They felt a surge of indignation when they saw the historical monument vandalized.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indignation is a strong, passionate emotion, more intense than mere annoyance.
His voice trembled with indignation as he recounted the unfair treatment.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Element
The use of 'indignation' often implies a moral or ethical judgement against an action or situation.
The public's indignation about the scandal led to a government inquiry.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Appropriateness
Reserve 'indignation' for situations that truly merit it to avoid appearing overly dramatic.
They felt a surge of indignation when they saw the historical monument vandalized.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indignation is a strong, passionate emotion, more intense than mere annoyance.
His voice trembled with indignation as he recounted the unfair treatment.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Element
The use of 'indignation' often implies a moral or ethical judgement against an action or situation.
The public's indignation about the scandal led to a government inquiry.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Appropriateness
Reserve 'indignation' for situations that truly merit it to avoid appearing overly dramatic.
They felt a surge of indignation when they saw the historical monument vandalized.
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Now, the sphere's indignation is understandable. A fourth dimension is very difficult to reconcile with our experience of the world. Short of being lifted into the fourth dimension by visiting hypercube, we can't experience it, but we can get close. You'll recall that when the sphere first visited the second dimension,
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pie rejects it an indignation because that's how that society operates now now one of the one of the features of this and similar games is that they involve the the element of trust between between people the trust of perhaps of someone you know or perhaps even if someone you
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It's hard because we often can't fathom how the other side came to their positions. It's hard because righteous indignation, that sense of certainty that ours is the right side, is so seductive. It's hard because it means extending empathy and compassion
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Now, the sphere's indignation is understandable. A fourth dimension is very difficult to reconcile with our experience of the world. Short of being lifted into the fourth dimension by visiting hypercube, we can't experience it, but we can get close. You'll recall that when the sphere first visited the second dimension,
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The Power of Choice PIPE...
pie rejects it an indignation because that's how that society operates now now one of the one of the features of this and similar games is that they involve the the element of trust between between people the trust of perhaps of someone you know or perhaps even if someone you
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I grew up in the...
It's hard because we often can't fathom how the other side came to their positions. It's hard because righteous indignation, that sense of certainty that ours is the right side, is so seductive. It's hard because it means extending empathy and compassion
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John Sayles
American Director
There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand pounds of destructive force for every human being in the world?
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
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Al Franken
American Politician
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
I think that indignation is pleasurable, and it's pleasurable because it's self-righteous.
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Yuri Andropov
Russian Statesman
Malicious attacks on the Soviet Union produce a natural feeling of indignation.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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Ingrid Betancourt
Colombian Politician
I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
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John Sayles
American Director
There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand pounds of destructive force for every human being in the world?
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
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Al Franken
American Politician
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
I think that indignation is pleasurable, and it's pleasurable because it's self-righteous.
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Yuri Andropov
Russian Statesman
Malicious attacks on the Soviet Union produce a natural feeling of indignation.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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Ingrid Betancourt
Colombian Politician
I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
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