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dudgeon (DUH-juhn) noun

A sullen, angry, or indignant humor: “Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon” (Louisa May Alcott).

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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