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BNC: 44650 COCA: 41054

dudgeon

dudgeon /ˈdʌʤən/ noun
dudgeon
/ˈdʌʤən/
noun
Learner's definition of DUDGEON

in high dudgeon

formal
: feeling and usually showing that you are angry or offended愤怒地;怒冲冲地
BNC: 44650 COCA: 41054

dudgeon

1 of 2

noun (1)

dud·​geon ˈdə-jən How to pronounce dudgeon (audio)
1
obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts
2
a
archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon
b
obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon

dudgeon

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a fit or state of indignation
often used in the phrase in high dudgeon
Choose the Right Synonym for dudgeon

offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity.

offense implies hurt displeasure.

takes deep offense at racial slurs

resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will.

harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother

umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives.

took umbrage at the offer of advice

pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity.

in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation

dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation.

stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon

huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause.

in a huff he slammed the door

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English dogeon, from Anglo-French digeon, dogeon

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1573, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dudgeon was in the 15th century
BNC: 44650 COCA: 41054

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