Polyglot Dictionary

indignar

/indiɣˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
indigno
preterite (yo)
indigné
past participle
indignado

Meaning

  1. to outrage

    • La injusticia me indigna.

      Injustice outrages me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ultrajar

ultrajar implies a more severe outrage, violating someone's dignity; indignar is more general, to make someone indignant or angry.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

indignar

indignar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to outrage."

Portuguese

ultrajar

ultrajar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to outrage."

Practice

1 What does indignar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches indignar?

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