indignation
noun
in·dig·na·tion
ˌin-dig-ˈnā-shən 
: anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Examples of indignation in a Sentence
I am eager to concede that in our cataclysmic world this is a little misfortune, arousing even in me only the kind of indignation that could be thoroughly vented in a long footnote somewhere.
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Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam, (1998) 2005
It's good to bear the preceding in mind when trying to comprehend the indignation with which the East Coast establishment greets work that dares to be both funny and deadly serious in the same breath.
—Tom Robbins, Harper's, September 2004
… in his reverie, while his wife swooped back and forth with sheets of last year's leaves and bundles of brisk directives, his brooding mind warmed his old indignation at not having been invited to that party given by his then recently forsaken inamorata.
—John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994
The decision to close the factory has aroused the indignation of the townspeople.
He adopted a tone of moral indignation.
Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam, (1998) 2005
It's good to bear the preceding in mind when trying to comprehend the indignation with which the East Coast establishment greets work that dares to be both funny and deadly serious in the same breath.
—Tom Robbins, Harper's, September 2004
… in his reverie, while his wife swooped back and forth with sheets of last year's leaves and bundles of brisk directives, his brooding mind warmed his old indignation at not having been invited to that party given by his then recently forsaken inamorata.
—John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994
The decision to close the factory has aroused the indignation of the townspeople.
He adopted a tone of moral indignation.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
There was a pervasive sense of indignation from current and former European officials, who have funneled significant aid to Ukraine and are deeply worried about how a ceasefire deal could impact the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastern edge.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
However, his indignation when Milchick comes to fire him and his witty banter with door-factory owner Mr. Sabila (the great character actor Adrian Martinez) remind us of our Dylan.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The 25% tariffs President Trump announced on Canada and Mexico — which will likely plunge our northern neighbor into recession — have united Canadians of all political stripes in indignation.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
There was a pervasive sense of indignation from current and former European officials, who have funneled significant aid to Ukraine and are deeply worried about how a ceasefire deal could impact the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastern edge.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
However, his indignation when Milchick comes to fire him and his witty banter with door-factory owner Mr. Sabila (the great character actor Adrian Martinez) remind us of our Dylan.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The 25% tariffs President Trump announced on Canada and Mexico — which will likely plunge our northern neighbor into recession — have united Canadians of all political stripes in indignation.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignation
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“Indignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indignation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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indignation
noun
in·dig·na·tion
ˌin-dig-ˈnā-shən
: anger caused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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