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My heart burnt within me with indignation and grief; we could think of nothing else. All night long we had only snatches of sleep, waking up perpetually to the sense of a great shock and grief. Every one is feeling the same. I never knew so universal a feeling.
Elizabeth Gaskell

Meaning of "indignation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIGNATION

indignation  [ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIGNATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indignation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIGNATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indignation

Indignation is an emotion, and is considered to be a type of anger. Indignation is often composed of anger, disgust, contempt, and resentment. Simply, indignation can be defined as anger that is caused by something that is unfair or wrong. In more detail, indignation is defined as, "a discrete social emotion specifying disapproval of a blameworthy action explicitly perceived as violating the objective order, and, implicitly perceived as injurious to the self-concept". Indignation is an attribution-related emotion causing this emotion to be very personal to those experiencing it. Indignation has been described as the opposite emotion to respect even though it has become synonymous with anger, whose opposite is gratitude, in the modern English usage.

Definition of indignation in the English dictionary

The definition of indignation in the dictionary is anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIGNATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIGNATION

indigestibility
indigestible
indigestibleness
indigestibly
indigestion
indigestive
indign
indignance
indignant
indignantly
indignify
indignities
indignity
indignly
indigo
indigo bird
indigo blue
indigo bunting
indigo finch
indigo snake

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIGNATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of indignation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDIGNATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indignation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indignation

Translation of «indignation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIGNATION

Find out the translation of indignation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indignation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indignation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愤怒不平
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indignación
570 millions of speakers

English

indignation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आक्रोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السخط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возмущение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indignação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণামিশ্রিত ক্রোধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indignation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemarahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entrüstung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憤慨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indignation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phẩn nộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோபத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आक्रोश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öfke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indignazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oburzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обурення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indignare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγανάκτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verontwaardiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

harm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indignasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indignation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNATION»

The term «indignation» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indignation

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10 QUOTES WITH «INDIGNATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indignation.
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Simone de Beauvoir
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
2
Pema Chodron
Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist. It's very dangerous - the finger of righteous indignation pointing at someone who is identified as bad or wrong.
3
Chris Evans
For the youth, the indignation of most things will just surge as each birthday passes.
4
Al Franken
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.
5
Eduardo Galeano
Indignation must always be the answer to indignity. Reality is not destiny.
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Elizabeth Gaskell
My heart burnt within me with indignation and grief; we could think of nothing else. All night long we had only snatches of sleep, waking up perpetually to the sense of a great shock and grief. Every one is feeling the same. I never knew so universal a feeling.
7
William Godwin
Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.
8
Angelina Grimke
I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You stare back with horror and indignation at such questions. But why, if slavery is not wrong to those upon whom it is imposed?
9
Angelina Grimke
Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation.
10
Stephane Hessel
If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIGNATION»

Discover the use of indignation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indignation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indignation
Indignation, Philip Roth’s twenty-ninth book, is a story of inexperience, foolishness, intellectual resistance, sexual discovery, courage, and error.
Philip Roth, 2008
2
Pedagogy of indignation
Publisher description: This is the first English translation of the last book written by Paulo Freire.
Paulo Freire, 2004
3
Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!
A conservative commentator aims to expose what he sees as the liberal bias of the mainstream media. Reprint. A best-selling book.
Andrew Breitbart, 2012
4
Truth and Indignation: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation ...
it through participatory citizenship. The sense of injustice or indignation is clearly set in motion by simultaneous feelings of love, loyalty, and compassion. Indignation builds energy through personal or personalized relationshipsthatare close ...
Ronald Niezen, 2014
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On Indignation
What then? What does it profi t a man to throw his only bowl of custard at the wall?' With characteristic wit , Don Watson explores indignation through generations of his family and their Old Testament rages.
Don Watson, 2008
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Politics of Indignation: Imperialism, Postcolonial ...
This work focuses on contemporary issues within the context of neoliberalism and colonial legacies, while exploring decolonizing spaces.
Peter Mayo, 2012
7
Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice
Rich and passionate essays on specific social justice issues from leading rabbis, intellectuals and activists.
Or N. Rose, Margie Klein, Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, 2009
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Righteous Indignation: Religion and the Populist Revolution
This book also unpacks the southern Protestants complicated approach to political and economic questions, as well as addressing broader issues about protest movements, race relations, and the American South.
Joseph W. Creech Jr., 2006
9
Righteous Indignation: Driving Psychology
Some useful tips are included on how idiots should improve their driving. This is done with remarkably dry sarcasm. Chapters are short and easy to read and you will always want to read just one more, before you put the book down.
Richard Hunter, 2005
10
Savage Indignation: Colonial Discourse from Milton to Swift
Let us begin with a working definition of indignation, a key term of this book's title, and a distinction between the righteous and savage varieties. Indignation is qualified anger, born of frustration, rooted in resentment, sophisticated by contempt, ...
Maja-Lisa Von Sneidern, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIGNATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indignation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Écrasement du vol MH17 : une VIDÉO tournée par des soldats …
Le document d'une durée de 17 minutes a provoqué l'indignation en Australie. « C'est [une vidéo] écoeurante à regarder » qui « corrobore les ... «Le Huffington Post Quebec, Jul 15»
2
Mexico official: 7 people arrested in jailbreak of drug lord - seattlepi …
... returned to Mexico and said in a speech Friday that the prison escape has caused "indignation, frustration, anger in broad sectors of society.". «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
3
Why Donald Trump is surging in the polls | Politics - WDSU Home
"They have this great indignation, whether it's Benghazi or the emails... nothing ever happens." Trump is enjoying a summer surge as takes the ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
4
How Dare You Say That! The Evolution of Profanity - WSJ
Today, it is the N-word that such a couple would smack down with precisely this indignation. The response is the same; only the issues of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Osheaga's headdress ban shows festival's zero tolerance for cultural …
A few surreptitious snapshots circulated on social media, arousing a maelstrom of outrage and indignation and within hours, the festival had ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
'It ceases to be public money when it is paid to me': Former Welsh …
The Clwyd West MP accused the media of “self righteous indignation” over the independently decided increase which will boost MPs' wages ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
7
Ex-teammates say Tom Brady 'going to make everybody pay'
The kind of fuming, quiet, righteous indignation that can only come when everything you worked and fought to achieve is discredited by the ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»
8
David Brooks Relies on Ignorant White Privilege to Attack Ta-Nehisi …
Not only is the core of the criticism ignored outright, as Brooks does by entirely distorting Coates's thesis, but it's met with knee-jerk indignation ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
9
SNP launches bid to extend influence beyond Scotland | Politics …
Thus inciting the other half of England's population to indignation about Scottish "interference". People blithely unaware that the SNP has spent ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
CatholicHerald.co.uk » Don't give up hope for the doctor in the 'baby …
But as Johnson mentions, it is easy for righteous indignation to transmogrify into bile and hatred, hurled at one particular individual. But the ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»

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