HIGH DUDGEON
Dictionary entry overview: What does high dudgeon mean? • HIGH DUDGEON (noun)
The noun HIGH DUDGEON has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase 'in high dudgeon')
Familiarity information: HIGH DUDGEON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HIGH DUDGEON (noun)
Meaning:
A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase 'in high dudgeon')
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
dudgeon; high dudgeon
Hypernyms ("high dudgeon" is a kind of...):
indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)
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