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humdudgeon.

An unnecessary outcry or complaint.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An unnecessary outcry or complaint.

    Scotland · obsolete
  2. An imaginary illness.

    Scotland · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably from hum (“humbug”) + dudgeon (“feeling of anger or resentment”), 18th c.

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