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What is the noun for dudgeon?

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dudgeon
  1. (obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
  2. (obsolete) A hilt made of this wood.
  3. (archaic) A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. resentment, pique, umbrage, displeasure, anger, irritation, ire, bitterness, miff, wrath, malice, huff, rage, fury, offense, offence, peeve, indignation, exasperation, annoyance, vexation, animosity, outrage, acrimony, grudge, hurt, spite, animus, antagonism, choler, disgruntlement, rancor, malignity, resentfulness, passion, gall, acerbity, bad feeling, rancour, virulence, ill will, ill feeling, cynicism, hostility, antipathy, vehemence, enmity, perturbation, rise, spleen … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Lin totally misunderstood that comment, and got up into a high dudgeon over what he felt was a slight to his courage.”
      “Lest this seem like the predictable rhetoric of those in high dudgeon, consider the undertones.”
      “Does this mean that all the moral high dudgeon from the media last year was crocodile tears and that they never really cared about children?”
dudgeon
  1. A feeling of anger or resentment (usually only in set terms, below).
  2. Synonyms:
      3. resentment, pique, umbrage, displeasure, anger, irritation, ire, bitterness, miff, wrath, malice, huff, rage, fury, offense, offence, peeve, indignation, exasperation, annoyance, vexation, animosity, outrage, acrimony, grudge, hurt, spite, animus, antagonism, choler, disgruntlement, rancor, malignity, resentfulness, passion, gall, acerbity, bad feeling, rancour, virulence, ill will, ill feeling, cynicism, hostility, antipathy, vehemence, enmity, perturbation, rise, spleen … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Lin totally misunderstood that comment, and got up into a high dudgeon over what he felt was a slight to his courage.”
      “Lest this seem like the predictable rhetoric of those in high dudgeon, consider the undertones.”
      “Does this mean that all the moral high dudgeon from the media last year was crocodile tears and that they never really cared about children?”
dudgeons
  1. plural of dudgeon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. resentment, pique, umbrage, displeasure, anger, irritation, ires, bitterness, miffs, wrath, malice, huffs, rage, fury, offenses, offences, peeves, indignation, exasperation, vexation, annoyance, outrage, animosities, hurts, grudges, acrimony, passion, resentfulness, choler, rancor, ill wills, malignity, acerbities, disgruntlement, antagonism, spite, animus, rancour, gall, vehemence, perturbation, rises, cynicism, virulence, spleen, embitterment, bile, antipathy, discontentments, exacerbation … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Florida GOP senator stormed out of the gate Wednesday in the highest of dudgeons.”
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