noun
dudgeon
Dudgeon (noun) means a feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
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A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
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Etymology
Uncertain: * Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below * Perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”) (from dy- + cwyn (“complaint”)), though the OED rejects this. * Possibly from dudgen (“trash, something worthless”). * Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”), similar to the semantic development of umbrage.
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"dudgeon" (noun) means a feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.