Antonyms for dudgeon


Grammar : Noun
Spell : duhj-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌdʒ ən


Definition of dudgeon

Origin :
  • 1570s, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is Italian aduggiare "to overshadow," giving it the same sense development as umbrage. No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (late 14c.), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is perhaps from a French word.
  • noun intense indignation
Example sentences :
  • Meanwhile, the housekeeper, on leaving the library, had gone to her own room in dudgeon.
  • Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • And he went off in dudgeon, leaving me very lonely and miserable.
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The name of the little hucksters across the way was Dudgeon.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • John Dudgeon was there, and Mrs. John, and several offshoots of the Dudgeon tree.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • But,” she continued after a pause, “which Mr. Dudgeon is it—the one with a wife, or the one without?
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • He retired at length in dudgeon, and Stephen called on Paul for a song.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Southey supplies us with an illustration of the moon in a fit of dudgeon.
  • Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
  • Indirectly, he was the pivot on which the course of Dudgeon's life turned from the normal.
  • Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott
  • Dudgeon had spoken, and no power on earth would change him from his purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott
  • She made me swear not to rest till we had revenged her on Dudgeon.
  • Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott

Synonyms for dudgeon

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