Word · Frequency #9794
indignation
愤怒；愤慨；义愤
a feeling of righteous anger
- 1.
An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
因感到侮辱、冒犯或不公而产生的愤怒
- 2.
a feeling of righteous anger
义愤
- 3.
A self-righteous anger or disgust.
自以为是的愤怒或厌恶
因感到侮辱、冒犯或不公而产生的愤怒；义愤；自以为是的愤怒或厌恶；愤怒；愤慨
In use
She expressed her indignation at the unfair treatment of the workers.
The news of the corruption scandal filled the community with indignation.
He could not hide his indignation when he heard the lie.
indignation at/over/about sth
He expressed his indignation at the unfair decision.
他对这个不公平的决定表示愤慨。
indignation that + clause
There was widespread indignation that the government had hidden the truth.
人们对政府隐瞒真相感到普遍的愤慨。
with indignation
Connections
Collocations
- righteous indignation
- 义愤
- He felt righteous indignation at the injustice.他对不公感到义愤。
- moral indignation
- 道德上的愤慨
- The scandal provoked widespread moral indignation.这起丑闻引发了广泛的道德愤慨。
- public indignation
- 公愤
- Public indignation over the tax increase was intense.公众对增税的愤慨非常强烈。
- express indignation
- 表示愤慨
- She expressed her indignation at the decision.她对这一决定表示愤慨。
- feel indignation
- 感到愤慨
- Many people feel indignation when they see corruption.许多人看到腐败时感到愤慨。
- arouse indignation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
尊严(dignity)被侵犯(in-)时感到的义愤，就是indignation。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political speeches、editorials、legal contexts、moral discussions indignation 多用于正式或文学语境，表达对不公正的强烈愤怒，比较常见于政治评论、法律文书和道德讨论中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /eɪʃən/ as indignation, making them genuine rhymes.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.