different between fury vs indignation

English

Etymology 1

From Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fj???i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fj??i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

fury (countable and uncountable, plural furies)

1. Extreme anger.
2. Strength or violence in action.
3. An angry or malignant person.

Derived terms

• furious

Translations

Etymology 2

Latin fur (“thief”).

Noun

fury (plural furies)

1. (obsolete) A thief.

   • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.r?/

Noun

fury f

1. inflection of fura:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

English

Etymology

From Middle English indignacioun, borrowed from Old French indignation, from Latin indign?ti?, from indignor (“to scorn, resent”), from indignus (“unworthy, not fitting”), from in- (“not”) + dignus (“worthy, appropriate”). Attested since ca. 1374. Doublet of indignatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.d??.?ne?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

indignation (countable and uncountable, plural indignations)

1. An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
2. A self-righteous anger or disgust.

Related terms

• deign
• dignify
• indign
• indignant
• undignified

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indign?ti?, indign?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.di.?a.sj??/

Noun

indignation f (plural indignations)

1. Indignation

Related terms

• indigne
• indignement
• indigner
• indignité

Further reading

• “indignation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

indignation

1. Alternative form of indignacioun