Dudgeon – A feeling of intense anger
(Pronounced duj-uhn)
To remember the definition of the word dudgeon, use the following mnemonic:
"A dud dungeon!" (dudgeon) she screamed. "I'm so angry, they have all escaped!"
Examples of dudgeon in a sentence
The enraged woman squealed out of the parking lot in high dudgeon.
In a fit of dudgeon, the boy destroyed everything his former best friend had given him.
Furious that she had been left at the altar, the jilted bride confronted her would-be groom in high dudgeon.