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indignar

Spanish, verb/indiɡˈnaɾ/

indignar is spelled I-N-D-I-G-N-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 88,614th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indignar is a Spanish verb meaning “to outrage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Causar fuerte enfado u ofensa contra la dignidad o autoestima de alguien. Producir enojo vehemente por algo…”.

What does indignar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to outrage

  2. 2

    to become outraged

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Causar fuerte enfado u ofensa contra la dignidad o autoestima de alguien. Producir enojo vehemente por algo que se percibe como injusto o indigno.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of indignar

  • indigno first-person present singular
  • indigné first-person preterite singular
  • indignado participle past
  • indignando gerund
  • indignada feminine participle past
  • indignados masculine participle past
  • indignadas feminine participle past
  • indignas indicative informal present
  • indignás indicative informal present
  • indigna indicative present singular
  • indignamos first-person indicative plural
  • indignáis indicative plural present
  • indignan indicative plural present
  • indignaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • indignabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • indignábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • indignabais imperfect indicative plural
  • indignaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce indignar?

  • /indiɡˈnaɾ/
  • [ĩn̪.d̪iɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
  • [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to indignar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is indignar in Spanish?

indignar appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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