umbrage[noun]Synonyms: shade, adumbration, penumbra, shadow, umbra, foliage, leafage, verdure, offense, dudgeon, huff, miff, pique, resentment, snuff
[verb]Synonyms: shade, inumbrate, screen, shadow, anger, enrage, incense, infuriate, ire, mad, madden, steam up
Related Words: annoyance,
irking,
vexation,
exasperation,
irritation,
nettling,
provoking,
fury,
ire,
rage,
wrath [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
um‧brage /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin umbraticum 'shade', from umbrare 'to shade', from umbra 'shade, shadow']
take umbrage (at something) to be offended by something that someone has done or said, often without good reason
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