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dudgeon
Dudgeon (noun) means a sense of anger or resentment, particularly proud indignation.
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A sense of anger or resentment, particularly proud indignation.
"In her typical appearances on Fox News, Jeanine Pirro, a former Republican district attorney, reserves her highest dudgeon for castigating liberals and lamenting the demise of law and order."
— Michael M. Grynbaum, What Top Conservatives Are Saying About George Floyd and Police Brutality (2020)
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Etymology
The origin of dudgeon is uncertain. It may be the same word as Etymology 2, below. It has also been suggested to come from Welsh dygen, meaning ‘anger, grudge’ (itself from dy- + cwyn, ‘complaint’), though the OED rejects this. Another possibility is dudgen, meaning ‘trash, something worthless’. It may also have been borrowed from Italian aduggiare, ‘to overshadow’, in a shift of meaning similar to that of umbrage.
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What is the meaning of dudgeon?
"dudgeon" (noun) means a sense of anger or resentment, particularly proud indignation.
What is another word for dudgeon?
Other words for "dudgeon" include resentment, spleen, indignation, umbrage.
What is the opposite of dudgeon?
Opposites of "dudgeon" include satisfaction, contentment.
