noun
- a feeling of anger or resentment; offense or annoyance
Usage: often used in the phrase 'in high dudgeon' meaning very angry or offended
Examples
- She left the meeting in high dudgeon after being criticized unfairly.
- He took great dudgeon at the suggestion that he had made a mistake.
- The actor stormed off the set in dudgeon when his lines were changed.
- She expressed her dudgeon through a sharp letter to the editor.
- He was in dudgeon over being excluded from the guest list.
- The team left the field in dudgeon after the controversial referee decision.