as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
their indignation at the offensive television show led them to start a grassroots campaign for its cancellation
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Recent Examples of indignation
She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Passions run as high as style, and candor and fervor blend with humor, to endow anecdotes and reflections with pride and purpose along with mourning and indignation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
But reacting with indignation has not been an option for Lee.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Passions run as high as style, and candor and fervor blend with humor, to endow anecdotes and reflections with pride and purpose along with mourning and indignation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
But reacting with indignation has not been an option for Lee.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignation
Noun
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The thumping Republicans took in this week's elections reflected longer-running anger among constituencies that already leaned Democratic, but the GOP needs to worry that the government shutdown will cause that frustration to spread.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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And that is why my first true voice—the one that could hold complexity, contradiction, grief, even anger—came in English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Community outrage At Sunday’s news conference, local politicians and activists expressed their anger and frustration at federal agents’ actions Saturday.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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So when the bare minimum of eight Democratic senators split off, advancing a shutdown-ending deal that’s set to clear the Senate later Monday, the rest of the party erupted in fury, from coast to coast.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Schumer is facing fury from within his own party for failing to get Democrats to fall in line.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Grace becomes a doting mother, but the house becomes the subject of her wrath.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Disney is incredibly unlikely to ever admit that politics were a factor in Doctor Who‘s cancellation, but Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension was revealing of the company’s desire to minimize MAGA wrath.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After pouring out all of Tallulah’s earthly possessions — loose cash, thongs, several vapes, Bubble Tape — Paulena takes the bag and flounces off, leaving Tallulah vibrating with rage and Maia quietly panicking.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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For some, that rage appears to be driven by a sense of injustice that the UK national broadcaster has been the victim of a right-wing plot.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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It’s easily skewed by recent events, your mood, and invisible biases.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Set the mood with multiple candles in rustic holders and a simple, neutral centerpiece.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Indignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignation. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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