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Umbrage
see synonyms of umbrageNoun
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
Example Sentences:'he took offence at my question'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Umbrage
see synonyms of umbragenoun
1.
displeasure or resentment; offence (in the phrase give or take umbrage)
2.
the foliage of trees, considered as providing shade
3. rare
shadow or shade
4. archaic
a shadow or semblance
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Umbrage
see synonyms of umbrage noun
1. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic, Obsolete
shade; shadow
2.
foliage, considered as shade-giving
3.
offense or resentment
to take umbrage at a remark
4. Archaic
a semblance or shadowy appearance
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Umbrage
see synonyms of umbragen.
1. Offense or resentment: "On one occasion her insults had been so brilliant and finely calculated that the groom took umbrage and cancelled the wedding." (Salman Rushdie).
2. Archaic
a. Shadow or shade: "the Red Maple ... with its cool, deep, yet not oppressive umbrage" (Donald Culross Peattie).
b. Trees or foliage affording shade.
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