LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

indignātiō

indignātiō f (genitive indignātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. displeasure, indignation, disdain

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Succensere · Irasci · Indignari · Stomachari

Succensere and ægre, graviter, moleste, difficiliter ferre, to take any thing ill, denote a silent, irasci, indignari, and stomachari, a loud displeasure; ira, anger, has the character of a passion, inasmuch as it thirsts after vengeance; indignatio, indignation, that of an awakened or excited moral feeling, inasmuch as it expresses with energy its disapprobation or contempt; stomachatio, a fit of passion, that of a choleric temperament, inasmuch as it suffers the bile to overflow, and gives vent to its irritability by blustering and brawling. The iratus makes his appearance as an enemy, and excites fear; the indignabundus, as a judge, and inspires awe; the stomachans, as a hypochondriac, and is a subject for comedy. (v. 119.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeindignātiōindignātiōnēs
genitiveindignātiōnisindignātiōnum
dativeindignātiōnīindignātiōnibus
accusativeindignātiōnemindignātiōnēs
ablativeindignātiōneindignātiōnibus
vocativeindignātiōindignātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

indignatio aliquem incedit
to be filled with indignation.
indignationes (Liv. 25. 1. 9)
signs of irritation, of discontent.

indignātĭo, ōnis, f. indignor,
I. displeasure, indignation, disdain.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: sive indignatione et dolore vinculorum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 44, 2 (Kraner, indignitate; class.): liberrima, Hor. Epod. 4, 10: erumpens animo ac pectore, Vell. 2, 66: senatus tanta exarsit, ut, etc., Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 18: indignationem alicujus in se convertere, id. 9, 30, 48, § 92: movere, Liv. 4, 50, 1: publicae, id. 3, 48, 9.— Plur., expressions of indignation: audiebantur, Liv. 25, 1, 9. —
B. In partic., an exciting of indignation by rhetorical art: indignatio est oratio, per quam conficitur, ut in aliquem hominem magnum odium, aut in rem gravis offensio concitetur, Cic. Inv. 1, 53, 100; Quint. 4, 3, 15.—
II. Transf.
A. (Poet.) A provocation, occasion for indignation: ne qua indignatio desit, Juv. 5, 120.—
B. A hurt, wound, injury to the body, a sore (only post-class.), Veg. Vet. 1, 63; 2, 13; 5, 14 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin indignātiō From indignor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanindignació
  • Englishindignation
  • Frenchindignation
  • Italianindignazione
  • Portugueseindignação
  • Spanishindignación

Quick answers

What does indignātiō mean in Latin?
indignātiō, a noun, means “displeasure, indignation, disdain”.
What is the genitive of indignātiō?
The genitive singular is indignātiōnis. indignātiō is feminine, third declension.