All 20 Uses of
indignant
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- I was in despair; I dared not write to you the truth because you would have been very unhappy, mortified and indignant, and yet what could you do?†
Chpt 1.3indignant = angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- In that letter she reproached him with great heat and indignation for the baseness of his behaviour in regard to Marfa Petrovna, reminding him that he was the father and head of a family and telling him how infamous it was of him to torment and make unhappy a defenceless girl, unhappy enough already.†
Chpt 1.3indignation = anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- He shook his head again, shocked, sympathetic and indignant.†
Chpt 1.4indignant = angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- "My goodness, how he sleeps!" she cried indignantly.†
Chpt 1.6indignantly = with anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- He looked askance and rather indignantly at Raskolnikov; he was so very badly dressed, and in spite of his humiliating position, his bearing was by no means in keeping with his clothes.†
Chpt 2.1
- Afterwards he saw her lower lip quiver with indignation at her brother's insolent, cruel and ungrateful words
Chpt 3.1 *indignation = anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- Her first act was to order the carriage to be got out....Not to speak of the fact that there are cases when women are very, very glad to be insulted in spite of all their show of indignation.†
Chpt 4.1
- When he had bitterly reminded Dounia that he had decided to take her in spite of evil report, Pyotr Petrovitch had spoken with perfect sincerity and had, indeed, felt genuinely indignant at such "black ingratitude."†
Chpt 4.3indignant = angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- "Brother, what are you doing to mother?" she whispered, her eyes flashing with indignation.†
Chpt 4.3indignation = anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- He gazed at that pale, thin, irregular, angular little face, those soft blue eyes, which could flash with such fire, such stern energy, that little body still shaking with indignation and anger—and it all seemed to him more and more strange, almost impossible.†
Chpt 4.4
- Thinking it all over now and preparing for a fresh conflict, he was suddenly aware that he was trembling—and he felt a rush of indignation at the thought that he was trembling with fear at facing that hateful Porfiry Petrovitch.†
Chpt 4.5
- His indignation was such that he ceased trembling at once; he made ready to go in with a cold and arrogant bearing and vowed to himself to keep as silent as possible, to watch and listen and for once at least to control his overstrained nerves.†
Chpt 4.5
- You're full of generous indignation at the wrongs you've received, first from destiny, and then from the police officers, and so you rush from one thing to another to force them to speak out and make an end of it all, because you are sick of all this suspicion and foolishness.†
Chpt 4.5
- In spite of her continual anxiety that the dishes should be passed round correctly and that everyone should taste them, in spite of the agonising cough which interrupted her every minute and seemed to have grown worse during the last few days, she hastened to pour out in a half whisper to Raskolnikov all her suppressed feelings and her just indignation at the failure of the dinner, interspersing her remarks with lively and uncontrollable laughter at the expense of her visitors and especially of her landlady.†
Chpt 5.2
- I don't think so, and I fully understand how indignant you must be, and that that indignation may have a permanent effect on you.†
Chpt 5.5indignant = angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- I don't think so, and I fully understand how indignant you must be, and that that indignation may have a permanent effect on you.†
Chpt 5.5indignation = anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- We arranged that to excite you, so we purposely spread rumours, that he might discuss the case with you, and Razumihin is not a man to restrain his indignation.†
Chpt 6.2
- "Scoundrel!" whispered Dounia indignantly.†
Chpt 6.5indignantly = with anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- But try to get me off and they'd be wild with righteous indignation.†
Chpt 6.7indignation = anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
- I understand your indignation.†
Chpt 6.8