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"Indignant"

Does indignant mean:

- Angry

or

- Undignified

I thought it meant the latter but Dictionary.com disagrees.

The context is 18th century peasants so I thought they'd be without dignity, as they were probably too poor to get angry.

God bless work houses

Paradox: wrote:
> Well the peasants who didn't work because they got the same money
> claiming benefits would be without dignity rather than angry, right?

Yup, they would be undignified because they would not be doing the 'dignant' thing and working, 'like they should' in the eyes of society.

Damn you're sofa king wee tard head (read out loud)

Cyclone wrote:
> undignified means being from Leeds.

Damn you, I squirted Coke out of my nose, and that burns like hell!

Well the peasants who didn't work because they got the same money claiming benefits would be without dignity rather than angry, right?

Pfft, near enough.

Anyone north of Bristol is worthy of my disdain

Do continue peasants!

:)

Indignant - Annoyed (for lack of a better word)
Undignified - Loss of 'dignity', which, depending son the society, is something unusual. Eg, a gentleman falling over and getting his pengin tails muddy, would be 'undignified'.

Cyclone wrote:
> undignified means being from Leeds.

I'm not from Leeds

Well, it seems the 'historian' who wrote this thought the peasants of 18th centure Britain were undignified but happened to write indignant.

The context could not mean angry.

*complains*

No, indignant means angry/annoyed, undignified means being from Leeds.

And yes that was specifically aimed.

I.e, not being dignified, rather than 'dignant' which logically suggests calmness or rather acceptance, but it does not exist.

It must be the latter..


Damn commies