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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