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Haughty vs Indignant - What's the difference?

haughty | indignant |

As adjectives the difference between haughty and indignant

is that haughty is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious while indignant is showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

haughty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
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    Usage notes

    Possibly due to the similar sounding (and utterly different in meaning) hottie'', ''haughty has become rare in some parts of North America.

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    indignant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

    • Synonyms

    * angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

    Related terms

    * indign * indignation

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