dudgeon

n.

A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: “Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon” (Louisa May Alcott).

[Origin unknown.]

dudg·eon² (dŭj'ən)
n.

1. Obsolete. A kind of wood used in making knife handles.
2. Archaic.
   1. A dagger with a hilt made of this wood.
   2. The hilt of a dagger.

[Middle English dogeon, possibly from Anglo-Norman.]

noun

Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight: huff, miff, offense, pique, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.

a fit or state of angry indignation usually provoked by opposition; ill humor, resentment

IN BRIEF: To react in ill humor.

Kelly stormed off in a state of high dudgeon after realizing she had been the object of a practical joke.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - krænkelse, fortørnelse, dårligt humør

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    stærkt fortørnet

2.
n. - træart

Nederlands (Dutch)
woede, verwijt, hout voor heft van mes

Français (French)
1.
n. - offensé, furieux

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    fort en colère

2.
n. - bois (utilisé pour les manches d'épée)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ärger, Empörung, Unwille

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    rasend, wutentbrannt

2.
n. - Holz (um Holzgriffe zu machen), Dolch mit Holzgriff

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θυμός, δυσανασχέτηση

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    εξοργισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• in high dudgeon    furibondo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rancor (m)

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    com grande ressentimento

Русский (Russian)
возмущение

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    с негодованием

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - cólera

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    enojadísimo, iracundo, amargado

2.
n. - tipo de madera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vrede

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生气, 不高兴

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    非常愤怒, 非常不满的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生氣, 不高興

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    非常憤怒, 非常不滿的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 화

idioms:

• in high dudgeon    몹시 화가 나서

2.
n. - 자루가 있는 단도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 憤慨, 立腹

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حنق, غضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התמרמרות, רוגז‬
n. - ‮מין עץ (משמש לעשיית ניצב לפיגיון)‬

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