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indignant adjective [ ɪnˈdɪɡnənt ]

• feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
• "he was indignant at being the object of suspicion"
Similar: aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfied, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed, hurt, pained, upset, offended, piqued, in high dudgeon, riled, nettled, vexed, irked, irritated, annoyed, put out, chagrined, peeved, miffed, aggravated, in a huff, cheesed off, browned off, not best pleased, sore, steamed, pissed off, pissed,
Opposite: content,
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin indignant- ‘regarding as unworthy’, from the verb indignari, from in- ‘not’ + dignus ‘worthy’.


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