indignant
in·dig·nant/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/adjective
indignant is spelled I-N-D-I-G-N-A-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·dig·nant). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indignant means “Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indignant?
| Letters | 9: I-N-D-I-G-N-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·dig·nant |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is indignant?
Indignant appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce indignant?
- /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/
Indignant has 3 syllables, split in·dig·nant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-indignant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of indignant
- more indignant comparative
- most indignant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indignant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
indignant dissent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indignant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense angry, infuriated, mad, resentful:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does indignant come from?
Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignor (“to deem worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).