Usually means: Angry, offended, or deeply resentful.
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  1. in high dudgeon: Merriam-Webster
  2. in high dudgeon: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. in high dudgeon: Wiktionary
  4. in high dudgeon: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ adjective:  Indignant and enraged.

Similar:
indignant, infuriated, heated, high-wrought, giddy, fuming, disgruntled, incensed, consternated, disgusted, more...

Opposite:
calm, composed, tranquil, serene, relaxed

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Similar:
indignant, infuriated, heated, high-wrought, giddy, fuming, disgruntled, incensed, consternated, disgusted, more...

Opposite:
calm, composed, tranquil, serene, relaxed



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