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“indignation” in Latin
indignātiōdispleasure, indignation, disdainindignitāsunworthiness; vileness; indignity, humiliationstomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)bīlisbile; anger, gallīraire, anger, wrathindignātĭuncŭlaslight indignationīrātusangry, irate, angered, enraged, furious, wrathfulindignābundusindignant, enraged, furious
The English word indignation itself goes back to Latin indignus, through indignātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indignation
indignatio: indignitas (displeasure felt at anything unworthy, unbecoming, improper), alicujus rei: stomachus (vexation, chagrin): bilis: ira (a higher degree of dissatisfaction or anger at some suffered wrong or injury; it is often a consequence of “indignitas,” ☞ Liv., 5, 45, 6: “indignitas,” atque ex eā ira animos cepit). Somewhat of indignation, indignatiuncula: with indignation, animo iniquo or irato; indignabundus: with bitter or vehement indignation, indignatione quādam exacerbatus (after Liv., 2, 35, extr.): to cause or rouse indignation, indignationem movere: to rouse anybody’s indignation, alicui stomachum or bilem movere: to draw upon one’s self anybody’s indignation, alicujus indignationem in se convertere: the indignation increases, indignitas crescit; manifests itself, indignatio erumpit: to show one’s indignation against anybody, indignationem or indignatiunculam apud aliquem effundere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indignation?
- The usual Latin words for “indignation” are indignātiō, indignitās, stomachus; also bīlis, īra, indignātĭuncŭla. 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.