indignation
US: /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
UK: /ɪndɪɡnˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ɪndɪɡnˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
indignation /,indig'neiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự căm phẫn, sự phẫn nộ, sự công phẫn
- waves of indignation: những làn sóng phẫn nộ
- sự căm phẫn, sự phẫn nộ, sự công phẫn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U] ~ (at / about sth)
~ (that ...) a feeling of anger and surprise caused by sth that you think is unfair or unreasonable: a storm / chorus of public indignation at the rise in train fares + to arouse sb's indignation + Joe quivered with indignation that Paul should speak to him like that. + Some benefits apply only to men, much to the indignation of working women. + to be full of righteous indignation (= the belief that you are right to be angry even though other people do not agree)
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
anger, fury, rage, wrath, exasperation, irritation, annoyance, vexation, resentment, Literary ire, choler:
She was filled with righteous indignation at the treatment she received.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
considerable, great, high
His response was one of high indignation.
| widespread | public | moral, righteous | mock
VERB + INDIGNATION
be filled with, be full of, feel
They were full of righteous indignation at the thought of being cheated.
| express, show | blush/burn/flush with, quiver/shudder/tremble with
His plump face flushed with indignation. Bertha's voice quivered with indignation.
| arouse, cause, provoke
INDIGNATION + VERB
grow, rise
Indignation grew as more nightclubs opened. She could feel her indignation rising.
PREP.
in ~
She turned to him in indignation.
| with ~
He refused it with some indignation.
| ~ about/at/over
The government expressed its indignation over the way the incident had been handled.
| ~ against
public indignation against the government
Concise English dictionary
‚ɪndɪg'neɪʃn
noun
+a feeling of righteous anger
