noun · uncountable · rare

dudgeon

Groll, Empörung, Wut, Zorn

A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignationA feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.

/ˈdʌd͡ʒən/

» Tom left in high dudgeon and disgust.

Meaning

4 senses

(uncountable)A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
Groll, Empörung, Wut
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase ‘in high dudgeon’)
(obsolete)A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
Buchsbaum, Buchsbaumholz, Buchs
(obsolete)A hilt made of this wood.
(archaic)A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.

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Tom left in high dudgeon and disgust.
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By meaning 2

feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation:

wood of the box tree:

From Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultim

From Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Compare French douve (“stave”).

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plural: dudgeons

Singular	dudgeon

uncountable

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase ‘in high dudgeon’):high dudgeon

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