umbrage n : a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: offense, offence]

English

Etymology

From umbrāticus "in the shade", from umbra "shadow, shade"

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌm.brɪdʒ/

Noun

1. Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
2. Feeling of doubt.
3. shadow, shade
4. Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees

Quotations

*1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 1

• [...] but in the verity of extolment

  I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion

  of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of

  him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would

  trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.

Synonyms

• italbrac feeling of anger or annoyance: annoyance, displeasure, odium, offense, resentment
• italbrac feeling of doubt: suspicion

Translations

• Icelandic: þykkja , gremja , skapraun , skuggi (3), forsæla (3), laufskrúð , laufskrúð sem veitir forsælu

Derived terms

• take umbrage

Verb

1. To displease or cause offense.
2. To shade.

Translations

• Icelandic: skyggja (2), veita forsælu (2)

Related terms

• umbrageous

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