Dudgeon (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon').
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon, refusing to discuss the matter further.
- The politician resigned in high dudgeon, claiming the allegations against him were false and defamatory.
- The neighbor was in high dudgeon over the noise complaint, insisting that he had the right to play his music as loudly as he pleased.
- The company's CEO was in high dudgeon over the rival firm's underhanded business tactics.
- The artist was in high dudgeon over the critic's scathing review, claiming it was motivated by personal animosity rather than artistic merit.