umbrage
11umbrage — [ ʌmbrɪdʒ] noun 1》 offence or annoyance. 2》 archaic shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees. Derivatives umbrageous adjective Word History Umbrage is first recorded in the late Middle Ages. It entered English from Old French, and comes from… …
12umbrage — 1. noun /ˈʌm.brɪdʒ/ a) Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive. He took umbrage at something or other, that muchinjured but on the whole eventempered person declared, I let slip. b) Feeling of doubt. [...] but in the verity of …
13umbrage — um|brage [ ʌmbrıdʒ ] noun take umbrage (at something) to be offended by something: They re liable to take umbrage if we don t invite them …
14umbrage — n. offense 1) to give umbrage 2) to take umbrage at …
15umbrage — [[t]ʌ̱mbrɪʤ[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason. [FORMAL] He takes umbrage against anyone who… …
16umbrage — noun take umbrage (at) to be offended by something that someone has done or said: James took umbrage at Mrs Dubose s remarks …
17umbrage — UK [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] / US noun take umbrage (at something) to be offended by something They re liable to take umbrage if we don t invite them …
18umbrage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin umbraticum, neuter of umbraticus of shade, from umbratus, past participle of umbrare to shade, from umbra shade, shadow; akin to Lithuanian unksmė shadow Date: 15th century 1. shade,… …
19umbrage — um|brage [ˈʌmbrıdʒ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin umbraticum shade , from umbrare to shade , from umbra shade, shadow ] take umbrage (at sth) to be offended by something that someone has done or said, often without good reason …
20umbrage — take umbrage …
