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dudgeon

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dudg·eon

1[duhj-uhn]
noun
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon.

Origin:
1565–75; origin uncertain


indignation, pique.

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Example Sentences
  • It follows them to their fates with a mixture of high moral dudgeon and propriety.
  • They become believable as duelists jabbing at each other's vulnerabilities and rising in dudgeon as the play demands.
  • Suddenly, out of nowhere, her supposedly faithless lover appears in righteous high dudgeon.
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dudg·eon

2[duhj-uhn]
noun Obsolete.
1.
a kind of wood used especially for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.
2.
a handle or hilt made of this wood.
3.
a dagger having such a hilt.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; compare Anglo-French digeon
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dudgeon1 (ˈdʌdʒən)
 
n
anger or resentment (archaic, except in the phrase in high dudgeon)
 
[C16: of unknown origin]

dudgeon2 (ˈdʌdʒən)
 
n
1.  obsolete a wood used in making the handles of knives, daggers, etc
2.  archaic a dagger, knife, etc, with a dudgeon hilt
 
[C15: from Anglo-Norman digeon, of obscure origin]

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Word Origin & History

dudgeon
1570s, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is It. aduggiare "to overshadow," giving it the same sense development as umbrage. No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (late 14c.), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is perhaps from a French word.
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Idioms & Phrases

dudgeon

see in high dudgeon.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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