noun
pent-up anger; indignation; resentment
Refers to anger or resentment that has built up inside, often with a nuance of suppressed frustration. Commonly used in written or formal contexts.
彼は長年の不当な扱いに憤懣を感じていた。
He felt pent-up anger over years of unfair treatment.
その決定に対して国民の間に
Indignation spread among the public over that decision.
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
Compound of 憤 (indignation, anger) and 懣 (resentment, anger). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys accumulated anger.