dudgeon

¹

[ duhj-uhn ]

noun

1. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:

   He had every right to express his dudgeon.

   Synonyms: pic, indignation

dudgeon

²

[ duhj-uhn ]

noun

, Obsolete.

1. a kind of wood used especially for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.
2. a handle or hilt made of this wood.
3. a dagger having such a hilt.

dudgeon

¹

/ ˈdʌdʒən /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a wood used in making the handles of knives, daggers, etc
2. archaic.
   a dagger, knife, etc, with a dudgeon hilt

dudgeon

²

/ ˈdʌdʒən /

noun

1. anger or resentment (archaic, except in the phrase in high dudgeon )

Word History and Origins

Origin of dudgeon¹

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Origin of dudgeon²

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; related to Anglo-French digeon, digeoun, dogeon; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of dudgeon¹

C15: from Anglo-Norman digeon, of obscure origin

Origin of dudgeon²

C16: of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in high dudgeon, in a state of great resentment or anger:

   He stood up and left the room in high dudgeon.

More idioms and phrases containing dudgeon

see in high dudgeon .

Example Sentences

Okay, I'm not going to get in high moral dudgeon about this.

From The Daily Beast

And surely the victim is not Joe Fan, who though in high dudgeon right now—how could these athletes betray my trust!

From The Daily Beast

And with that high moral dudgeon comes yet another risk to patients and hospitals: the corrosive effect of sanctimony.

From The Daily Beast

As he looked across the table at his wife, he saw that the word had been taken in deep dudgeon.

From Project Gutenberg

He just walked straight before him in high dudgeon, taking no notice of the route by which he journeyed, or the flight of time.

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And in high dudgeon Mrs. Ryan went in, slamming her door behind her with great violence.

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The sparrows left in high dudgeon, and were not back again in some days, and were then very shy.

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George nodded; and Margery went back rather in dudgeon, and gave the fire in the next room a fierce poke.

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