激愤 (jī fèn) — furious, indignant, angered

Definition

A written/formal adjective for intense public anger or moral outrage (e.g. 激愤的心情, 激愤的情绪). Stronger and more rhetorical than plain 愤怒, which is the everyday word for personal anger.

adjective

furiousindignantangered

Examples

激愤。
Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu fēi cháng jī fèn.
He was very furious after hearing this news.
激愤。
Mín zhòng duì bù gōng píng de dài yù gǎn dào jī fèn.
The public felt indignant about the unfair treatment.
激愤。
Tā jī fèn dì zhǐ zé le duì fāng de bú dào dé xíng wéi.
He angrily denounced the other party's immoral behavior.

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