Indignant

adjective/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/emotion

Definition

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indignāns, present participle of indignor (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignor (“to deem worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).

Synonyms

angry, infuriated, mad, resentful

In a sentence

Engineers were indignant about the mandatory return-to-office policy.

Indignation