Dudgeon
(noun)
A feeling of resentment or anger, usually caused by being treated unfairly or with disrespect.
Origin:
From the middle english word "dudgeon" meaning anger or resentment, it refers to a feeling of resentment or anger, usually caused by being treated unfairly or with disrespect.
Examples:
- He left the meeting in high dudgeon.
- She was in high dudgeon after he criticized her work.
- He expressed his dudgeon at the way he was treated.
- She was in a dudgeon after he canceled the meeting.
- He walked out of the meeting in dudgeon.