Indignation is an English word with synonyms like outrage or anger. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Indignation in a sentence
Indignation meaning
- An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
- A self-righteous anger or disgust.
Using Indignation
- The main meaning on this page is: An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice. | A self-righteous anger or disgust.
- Useful related words include: outrage, anger, choler, ire.
- In the example corpus, indignation often appears in combinations such as: indignation and, and indignation, with indignation.
Context around Indignation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indignation
- In this selection, "indignation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hot, shrill, caused, incurred and meeting stand out and add context to how "indignation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allies voiced indignation and demanded and broad suburban indignation with president. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indignation" sits close to words such as aac, abdallah and abdication, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indignation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Paris Olympics organisers voiced their "profound indignation and sadness". (10 words)
He expressed indignation of the what he alleged as “extra-judicial” killing. (12 words)
Without this stated purpose, the article appears inflammatory and designed to provoke indignation. (13 words)
Democrats are pushing to seal control of the House for two more years as they bank on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Donald Trump to make their majority in the chamber even larger. (40 words)
He did allow himself a flash of hot indignation in his opening remarks when he drew on his family’s history of persecution as Jews in what is now Belarus. (30 words)
Certainly nobody anticipated football shutting down completely the following week, as nervousness turned to indignation about Atletico fans travelling to Anfield, before matches behind closed doors became matches postponed indefinitely. (30 words)
Alison chimed in with mock indignation: "We missed out man, they cut us out! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
He did allow himself a flash of hot indignation in his opening remarks when he drew on his family’s history of persecution as Jews in what is now Belarus.
In 2020, the Liberal Party’s shrill indignation was no longer to be heard.
It all seemed set up after Lord’s for Bairstow to channel his indignation into something match-winning at his home ground.
Much of the indignation is aimed at the Reform Party, while others still get their share.
The incident has caused indignation, and Bhim Army members have threatened to start a violent movement if the perpetrators are not taken into custody within a day.
Without this stated purpose, the article appears inflammatory and designed to provoke indignation.
After all, in the public imagination, the righteous indignation incurred by a tale of justice avoided must eventually be assuaged by a tale of justice done.
Alison chimed in with mock indignation: "We missed out man, they cut us out!
Artist and art instructor Erik Sullivan testified in indignation that lawmakers think Hawaii already has too much art.
It came as many of Israel’s closest allies voiced indignation and demanded explanations for the attack.
Making matters even messier, Jamie's ex Sukie (Beanie Feldstein on fire) is coping with heartbreak through indignation and wrath.
So Republicans and right-wing media, please spare us your moral indignation over a man who had a terrible debate.
The Paris Olympics organisers voiced their "profound indignation and sadness".
The revelations have sparked a wave of public indignation, with calls for Kamoko’s immediate resignation and a thorough investigation into the matter.
West Auckland held the first 'Indignation Meeting'; 1,000 gathered at Willington, 600 at Bishop Auckland; Cockfield Fell was full for an open-air meeting.
Certainly nobody anticipated football shutting down completely the following week, as nervousness turned to indignation about Atletico fans travelling to Anfield, before matches behind closed doors became matches postponed indefinitely.
Democrats are pushing to seal control of the House for two more years as they bank on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Donald Trump to make their majority in the chamber even larger.
For the prime minister - as he said that evening - "no confected outrage or synthetic indignation" from his opponents would deter him in his central mission of getting Brexit done.
He expressed indignation of the what he alleged as “extra-judicial” killing.
Here the rioters are moved by indignation at what they regard, rightly or wrongly, as injustice or violation of the mores that is likely to go unpunished.
Common combinations with indignation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: