Word of the Day: indignant

The word indignant has appeared in 64 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 24 in “How to Get Back in Sync With Your Teen” by Catherine Pearson:

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Antoinette Taft’s son Noah, who was 12 at the time, disappeared into a world of screens. He spent hours alone in his bedroom, playing Fortnite and other video games. When Ms. Taft, 50, tried to coax him out, he became indignant and pleaded for a device. At his peak, he was online for 16 or 17 hours a day.

… She and Noah once had a warm, easy bond, but when the pandemic began she “could not get through to him,” Ms. Taft said. Noah, who is now 14, shirked his chores and schoolwork. When his mother tried to reason with him, he slammed doors and yelled.

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