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adjectivepredicative or attributive adjective; comparative: empörter; superlative: am empörtesten
indignant, outraged, or very angry because something is considered unfair, offensive, or unacceptable
em'pört
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Etymology
From the past participle of German empören, originally meaning ‘to rise up, revolt’ and later ‘to make indignant’.
Examples
Sie war empört über die Entscheidung.
Sie war em'pört über die Ent'scheidung.
She was outraged by the decision.
Er klang empört, als er davon hörte.
Er klang em'pört, als er da'von hörte.
He sounded indignant when he heard about it.
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