dudgeon
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European leaders issued a joint statement External link in high dudgeon on Tuesday, insisting that “Greenland belongs to its people.”
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
It's not just the financial press in high dudgeon over his policies.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025
“It wasn’t Donna Reed, I can tell you that,” he said, alluding, in high geezer dudgeon, to Donna Stone, the suburban homemaker Reed played from 1958 to 1966 on “The Donna Reed Show”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2020
Because of the way that @-replies work, almost no one saw Musk’s tweet—until, that is, Reveal’s Al Letson started quote-tweeting him in high dudgeon.
From Slate • May 24, 2018
Says I, “Then play what you will,” and says he, that he will play what I wish, & now I am in some dudgeon, & says I, “Then, Prince, I wish to hear your Favorite.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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