All 7 Uses of
indignant
in
A Separate Peace
- I cried, my indignation at this charge naturally stronger because it was so true.
p. 18.2indignation = anger at something unjust or wrong
- He didn't sound very indignant, though.
p. 28.1indignant = angry or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- He put indignant conviction into this, pouncing on the first sprig of assertiveness in me.
p. 78.4indignant = angry (at something that is unjust or wrong)
- His bright, indignant eyes swept from my battered gray cap, down the frayed sweater and paint-stained pants to a pair of clodhoppers.
p. 103.2indignant = angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- He was still talking when I fell asleep, and the next morning, through the icy atmosphere which one window raised an inch had admitted to our room, he woke me with the overindignant shout, "What is all this crap about no maids!"
p. 105.6overindignant = excessive anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrongstandard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overindignant means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
- I had to laugh at this indignant athlete, with the strength of five people, complaining about the service.
p. 105.7indignant = angry or annoyed at something unjust or wrong
- He was working himself up to indignation.
p. 176.6 *indignation = anger at something unjust or wrong