A strong feeling of displeasure and often anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, offensive, or insulting.
She felt a surge of indignation when the store clerk unfairly blamed her for a dropped item. It was wrong, and the insult made her chest tighten with anger.
The foreman’s casual dismissal of the workers’ safety concerns, after the near-miss with the rogue drone, filled everyone with indignation. They had risked serious injury, and his unconcerned shrug felt like a personal insult.
When the official decreed that all shed skins from the molting marsh-weavers must be collected and ground into a coarse dust for the royal polishing cloths, a wave of indignant murmurs swept through the village. They saw it as a theft of their hard work.
When the cat stole my last cookie, a wave of indignation washed over me. How dare that furry thief! I'd been saving that treat all day. The sheer injustice of it all, a truly offensive act by a creature who clearly thought they were above the rules.
Barnaby the badger, notorious for his sock-stealing habit, felt a surge of indignation when Bartholomew the bear refused him a bite of his honey-glazed grubs. It was a profound displeasure, bordering on fury, that such a delicious treat would be withheld from a badger of his refined palate, even after a polite sniff.
He stared at the bill, the total impossibly high. His face flushed with indignation. They had charged him for items he never ordered. This was not just a mistake; it felt like a personal insult.
The automated tax collection system, after an obvious clerical error, charged him double for his infrequent, custom-ordered glowworm fertilizer. A surge of indignation washed over him; it felt deeply wrong that his hard-earned income was so unfairly penalized for a simple mistake.
When the artisanal pickle shop doubled its price overnight, claiming a "rare brine scarcity," genuine indignation rippled through the local food co-op. Customers felt cheated, their usual Tuesday pickle fix now an insult to their wallets and their trust in fair pricing.
The toddler, his face contorted in indignation, glared at his dad who had dared to serve him broccoli. This green monstrosity, clearly an offensive culinary choice, had ignited a fiery storm of displeasure within the tiny tyrant, who felt utterly insulted by this vegetable-based injustice.
Barnaby felt a surge of indignation when his prize-winning petunias were used as makeshift bowling pins by a rogue flock of pigeons. How dare they! These weren't just flowers; they were floral masterpieces, now tragically flattened, fueling his righteous anger at the feathered hooligans.
She felt a surge of indignation when her supervisor took credit for her hard work on the project. It was unfair and insulting to have her contributions ignored, and the injustice fueled a quiet anger.
The artisan watched as the factory-produced replica of his hand-carved scrimshaw was sold for a fraction of his laborious price. A surge of indignation filled him; how dare they mimic his unique craft so carelessly and profit from his genuine skill!
The inspector's blatant dismissal of the crumbling facade's structural report, a document painstakingly assembled over months, ignited a surge of indignation. He waved away their concerns, muttering about budget constraints, while the workers, knowing the real danger, seethed silently, their displeasure a palpable storm.
The audacious pigeon, perched atop Bartholomew's prized wig, surveyed the park with haughty disdain. Bartholomew's face contorted with indignation; how dare this feathered interloper mock his follicular aspirations with such unseemly aplomb! The creature even dared to preen, as if Bartholomew's ruffled dignity were merely a convenient perch.
Mildred's profound indignation simmered when her prize-winning petunias were inexplicably replaced with an army of miniature, disco-dancing garden gnomes. The sheer audacity, the insult to horticultural excellence! This transgression against floral artistry, fueled by a gnawing sense of injustice, left her contemplating a strongly worded letter to the Gnome Guild.
The blatant nepotism displayed during the promotions filled the hardworking employees with indignation. To see less competent colleagues ascend while their own strenuous efforts were overlooked, a profound sense of injustice ignited within them, fueling their discontent.
The foreman's arbitrary dismissal of the skilled artisan, despite a flawless record, stirred a palpable wave of indignation throughout the crew. It was patently unjust that such a competent individual should be summarily discharged for a fabricated transgression.
The decree, demanding a tithe of all artisanal bioluminescent fungi for the Grand Arbiter's clandestine alchemical pursuits, sparked widespread indignation. Farmers, whose livelihoods depended on the delicate ecosystem, felt a profound sense of injustice, their honest labor profited by an ostentatious, unnecessary demand.
Barnaby’s indignation at the meager portion of escargot was palpable; to be served such a paltry repast, after anticipating a veritable cornucopia of molluscan delights, was an affront to his very being. He felt a profound displeasure bordering on apoplectic fury.
The ostentatious display of artisanal kale chips at the Ferret Fanciers' Gala sparked a palpable wave of indignation among the more traditional enthusiasts. Such egregious affronts to the humble, yet robust, kibble were utterly preposterous, a testament to the decadence of modern ferret cuisine.
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