in|di|ces / I nd I siːz/ Indices is a plural form of index .
in|dict / I nda I t/ (indicts , indicting , indicted ) VERB [usu passive] If someone is indicted for a crime, they are officially charged with it. [mainly AM , LEGAL ] □ [be V -ed + on ] He was later indicted on corruption charges. □ [be V -ed + for ] She has been indicted for possessing cocaine.
in|dict|ment / I nda I tmənt/ (indictments )
1 N‑COUNT If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is. □ [+ of ] It's a sad indictment of society that police officers are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
2 N‑VAR An indictment is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime. [mainly AM , LEGAL ] □ [+ on ] Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges. [Also + against ]
in|die / I ndi/ (indies )
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Indie music refers to rock or pop music produced by new bands working with small, independent record companies. [mainly BRIT ] □ …a multi-racial indie band. ● N‑COUNT An indie is an indie band or record company.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Indie films are produced by small independent companies rather than by major studios. [mainly BRIT ] □ …the indie movie Happiness. ● N‑COUNT An indie is an indie film or film company.
in|dif|fer|ence / I nd I fərəns/ N‑UNCOUNT If you accuse someone of indifference to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it. □ [+ to ] …his callous indifference to the plight of his son.
in|dif|fer|ent / I nd I fərənt/
1 ADJ If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it. □ [+ to ] People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. ● in|dif|fer|ent|ly ADV [ADV after v] □ 'Not that it matters,' said Tench indifferently.
2 ADJ If you describe something or someone as indifferent , you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad. □ She had starred in several very indifferent movies. ● in|dif|fer|ent|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ …an eight-year-old girl who reads tolerably and writes indifferently.
in|dig|enous / I nd I dʒ I nəs/ ADJ Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country. [FORMAL ] □ …the country's indigenous population.
in|di|gent / I nd I dʒənt/ ADJ Someone who is indigent is very poor. [FORMAL ]
in|di|gest|ible / I nd I dʒe st I b ə l/
1 ADJ Food that is indigestible cannot be digested easily. □ Fried food is very indigestible.
2 ADJ If you describe facts or ideas as indigestible , you mean that they are difficult to understand, complicated, and dull. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …a dense, indigestible and wordy book.
in|di|ges|tion / I nd I dʒe stʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT If you have indigestion , you have pains in your stomach and chest that are caused by difficulties in digesting food.
in|dig|nant / I nd I gnənt/ ADJ [ADJ that] If you are indignant , you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair. □ [+ at/about ] He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents. ● in|dig|nant|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ 'That is not true,' Erica said indignantly.
in|dig|na|tion / I nd I gne I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Indignation is the feeling of shock and anger which you have when you think that something is unjust or unfair. □ [+ at ] She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work.
in|dig|nity / I nd I gn I ti/ (indignities ) N‑VAR If you talk about the indignity of doing something, you mean that it makes you feel embarrassed or unimportant. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters.
in|di|go / I nd I goʊ/ COLOUR Something that is indigo is dark purplish-blue in colour.
in|di|rect / I nda I re kt, -d I r-/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An indirect result or effect is not caused immediately and obviously by a thing or person, but happens because of something else that they have done. □ Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that's going on elsewhere. ● in|di|rect|ly ADV [usu ADV adj, ADV with v] □ Drugs are indirectly responsible for the violence.
2 ADJ An indirect route or journey does not use the shortest or easiest way between two places. □ The goods went by a rather indirect route.
3 ADJ Indirect remarks and information suggest something or refer to it, without actually mentioning it or stating it clearly. □ His remarks amounted to an indirect appeal for economic aid. ● in|di|rect|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ He referred indirectly to the territorial dispute.
i n|di|rect di s|course N‑UNCOUNT Indirect discourse is the same as indirect speech . [AM ]
i n|di|rect o b|ject (indirect objects ) N‑COUNT An indirect object is an object which is used with a transitive verb to indicate who benefits from an action or gets something as a result. For example, in 'She gave him her address', 'him' is the indirect object. Compare direct object .
i n|di|rect que s|tion (indirect questions ) N‑COUNT An indirect question is the same as a reported question . [mainly BRIT ]
i n|di|rect spee ch N‑UNCOUNT Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, usually use indirect discourse