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Aggrieved vs Indignant - What's the difference?

aggrieved | indignant |

As adjectives the difference between aggrieved and indignant

is that aggrieved is angry or resentful due to unjust treatment while indignant is showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

As a verb aggrieved

is past tense of aggrieve.

aggrieved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
    • I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.
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    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
    Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions. }}
  • (legal) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
    • The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (aggrieve)

    • 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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