n.
Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy. See synonyms at anger.
[Middle English indignacioun, from Old French indignation, from Latin indignātiō, indignātiōn-, from indignātus, past participle of indignārī, to regard as unworthy, from indignus, unworthy. See indign.]
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