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indignation vs high dudgeon

high dudgeon vs indignation

indignation and high dudgeon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indignation Yes No No No
high dudgeon Yes No No No
As nouns, high dudgeon is a hyponym of indignation; that is, high dudgeon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indignation:
  • indignation: a feeling of righteous anger
  • high dudgeon: a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
Other hyponyms of indignation include dudgeon.
indignation (noun) high dudgeon (noun)
a feeling of righteous anger a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
Difference between indignation and high dudgeon

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