English → Latin
“indignant” in Latin
indignābundusindignant, enraged, furioussubīrāscorto be somewhat angry, to be out of temperīrāscorto be angry, to be enragedinīquusunjust, unfair; unequal, uneven; unfavourable, disadvantageousindignorto scorn or resent; to be indignant
The English word indignant itself goes back to Latin dignus, through indignāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indignant
indignabundus (full of indignation): subiratus (a little angry): iratus (angry): iniquus (in an unfavorable humor or disposition of mind). To be indignant (e.g., at anybody’s conduct), alicui stomachari or irasci: to become indignant, irasci; with anything, indignari aliquid (to consider anything unworthy): iniquo animo ferre aliquid (not to bear anything with indifference). To become indignant at, etc., indignari, quod, etc., or with accusative and infinitive.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indignant?
- The usual Latin words for “indignant” are indignābundus, subīrāscor, īrāscor; also inīquus, indignor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.