different between vexed vs indignant

English

Etymology

From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?kst/
• Rhymes: -?kst

Adjective

vexed (comparative more vexed, superlative most vexed)

1. annoyed, irritated or distressed

   She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.

   • 1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, p. 72

     He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed.

2. much debated, discussed or disputed

Derived terms

• vexedly

Translations

Verb

vexed

1. simple past tense and past participle of vex

Anagrams

• devex

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indignans, present participle of indignari (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignari (“to consider as worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d??.n?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?dig?nant

Adjective

indignant (comparative more indignant, superlative most indignant)

1. Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

Synonyms

• angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

Related terms

• indign
• indignation
• indignity

Translations

Further reading

• indignant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• indignant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• indignant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Verb

indignant

1. present participle of indignar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.di.???/

Verb

indignant

1. present participle of indigner