as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
the level of the boss's lividity was something I'd never seen outside of cartoons—I almost expected steam to rise out of his head
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Recent Examples of lividity
Dual lividity is a gravitational settling of blood in the dependent parts of the body.
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Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lividity
Noun
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My earliest World Cup memory—a six-year-old’s spiral of indignation and despair—is of Diego Maradona’s dastardly Hand of God, which eliminated England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 edition, in Mexico.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Ultimately, grudges are rarely just bitter indignation alone.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Death is often a flash point for communal anger.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Lemieux was known for diving on the ice, embellishments that drew the anger of opponents, Farber said, and often his own teammates.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Enough with the selective outrage.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Thousands have taken to the streets in the country's capital every night since the incident and activists have told CBS News that a lack of transparency from the Albanian government — both over this project and wider issues related to alleged corruption — are central to the public outrage.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Backup Spurs center Luke Kornet’s minutes have offered an opening this series — mostly a break from Wembanyama’s wrath.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are the victims, their families, and lives left shattered because of a single person’s vicious wrath.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Fluent in Persian, French, English, Swedish, German, and Italian, Satrapi was a singular figure in the culture of two continents — an Iranian exile and a French artist, a cartoonist who made history at the Oscars, and a political activist who turned grief and fury and memory into enduring art.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Director Max Winkler worked closely with the two actors to create a rapport that could inform their face-offs, which operate on rage and fear.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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This has brought some understandable pre-tournament rage.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Expect smart, mood-setting lighting within easy reach of the bed, neon accents that frame the W’s famously comfortable bed, a tech-forward setup that feels intuitive, and lightning-fast Wi-Fi.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Its design mirrors the user’s mood to keep the conversation flowing.—
Hansa Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Yet Trump’s irritation only grew.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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The tradeoff is that the vitamin A derivative can cause dryness and irritation, especially as skin initially adjusts to it.—
Jenny Berg,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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“Lividity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lividity. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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