1.
indignation, resentment, outrage
Strong anger or displeasure aroused by something perceived as unjust, wrong, or offensive.
憤りを感じる。
To feel indignation.
不正に対する憤りが広がった。
Outrage over the injustice spread.
住民は計画の突然の変更に強い憤りを示した。
The residents showed strong indignation at the sudden change of plans.
DERIVED FROM:
The verb 憤る (to be indignant, to be outraged). The noun 憤り is the nominalized form.
USAGE:
憤り is a formal, literary word for righteous anger or moral outrage. It is stronger than 怒り (anger) in its implication of moral judgment — the anger comes from a sense of injustice.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 憤りを感じる: to feel indignation
- 憤りを覚える: to feel outrage
- 憤りを示す: to show resentment
- 憤りを抑える: to suppress one's indignation
- 憤りの声: voices of outrage