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dudgeon, dungeon
dudgeon (DUJ uhn) (noun)
A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: "Willa walked out of the meeting with high dudgeon."
dungeon (DUN juhn) (noun)
A dark, often underground chamber or cell used to confine prisoners: "The king threw the rebels into the dungeon located below the castle."

After the prince was accidentally locked in the dungeon, he was in a state of high dudgeon and so he complained to the king about how poorly he had been treated.

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dudgeon (s) (noun), dudgeons (pl)
An angry or indignant attitude, feeling, or a resentful and rude manner: The woman walked out in high dudgeon when the clerk refused to let her look at some expensive purses simply because she was black; even though she was a millionaire.
Resentment and sullen anger.
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Angered and feeling resentment.
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dudgeon, dudgeons
An angered feeling and resentment that results in a person behaving or responding in a rude or impolite way. (2)
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