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in high dudgeon

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in high dudgeon

Fig. feeling or exhibiting great resentment; taking great offense at something. (Often with leave.) After the rude remarks, the person who was insulted left in high dudgeon. Dennis strode from the room in high dudgeon, and we knew he would get his revenge eventually.

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in high dudgeon

  (humorous)

if you do something in high dudgeon, you do it because you are very angry Slamming the door in Meg's face, she drove off in high dudgeon.

See also: high

in high dudgeon

Furiously, resentfully, as in He stormed out in high dudgeon. This term is the only surviving use of the word dudgeon, whose origin has been lost. [c. 1600]

See also: high