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Indignant vs Incensed - What's the difference?

indignant | incensed |

As adjectives the difference between indignant and incensed

is that indignant is showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong while incensed is enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.

As a verb incensed is

past tense of incense.

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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    incensed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enraged]]; [[infuriate, infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=March 1 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday. }}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incense)