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indignant

 
 
/ɪnˈdɪgnənt/ adjective

Definition

angry because you have been treated badly or unfairly: Consumers are indignant at/about the high prices charged by car dealers.
indignantly adverb "That's not fair!" she said indignantly.
(Definition of indignant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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