憤慨(ふんがい)

ふんがい
noun, suru verb
indignation, resentment
1. indignation, resentment, outrage
Strong anger or displeasure aroused by something perceived as unjust, unfair, or wrong.
不正(ふせい)に憤慨(ふんがい)する。
To be indignant at injustice.
彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)に憤慨(ふんがい)を覚(おぼ)えた。
I felt indignant at his attitude.
市民(しみん)は政府(せいふ)の対応(たいおう)に憤慨(ふんがい)している。
Citizens are outraged by the government's response.

COMPOSITION: 憤(ふん) (indignation, resent) + 慨(がい) (lament, deplore). Both characters carry meanings of strong displeasure.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 憤慨(ふんがい)する (to be indignant, to be outraged)
  • 憤慨(ふんがい)を覚(おぼ)える (to feel indignation)
  • 憤慨(ふんがい)のあまり(余り) (out of sheer indignation)
  • ～に憤慨(ふんがい)する (to be indignant at ~)

USAGE NOTE: 憤慨(ふんがい) describes righteous anger against perceived injustice or wrongdoing, rather than personal annoyance. It often implies moral outrage.

REGISTER: Formal/literary. Common in news articles and formal written language.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 怒(いか)り (anger - more general)
  • 激怒(げきど) (fury, rage - more intense)
  • 立腹(りっぷく) (anger, offense - formal)
  • 義憤(ぎふん) (righteous indignation)
  • 慨嘆(がいたん) (lamentation, deploring)

CONTRAST:

  • 憤慨(ふんがい): moral outrage at injustice
  • 怒(おこ)る/怒(いか)る: general anger
  • 腹(はら)が立(た)つ: to get angry (casual)
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Added 2026.1.17 22:34 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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