umbrage
1Umbrage — Um brage (?; 48), n. [F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. {Umber}, {Umbratic}.] 1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. [1913… …
2umbrage — (n.) early 15c., shadow, shade, from M.Fr. ombrage shade, shadow, from L. umbraticum, neut. of umbraticus of or pertaining to shade, from umbra shade, shadow, from PIE root *andho blind, dark (Cf. Skt. andha , Avestan anda blind, dark ). Many… …
3umbrage — ► NOUN (in phrase take umbrage) ▪ offence or annoyance. ORIGIN originally in the sense «shade or shadow», later «shadowy outline» and «ground for suspicion»: from Latin umbra shade …
4umbrage — [um′brij] n. [ME < OFr < L umbraticus, of shade < umbra, a shade, shadow] 1. [Obs. or Old Poet.] shade; shadow 2. foliage, considered as shade giving 3. offense or resentment [to take umbrage at a remark] 4. Archaic a semblance or… …
5umbrage — I noun acrimony, alienation, anger, animosity, annoyance, bad blood, bile, bitterness, choler, disaffection, discord, dislike, displeasure, dissatisfaction, dudgeon, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill humor, ill will,… …
6umbrage — 1 shadow, *shade, umbra, penumbra, adumbration 2 *offense, resentment, pique, dudgeon, huff Analogous words: annoyance, vexation, irking (see corresponding verbs at ANNOY): irritation, exasperation, provocation, nettling (see corresponding verbs… …
7umbrage — [n] personal displeasure anger, annoyance, chagrin, exasperation, fury, grudge, high dudgeon*, huff, indignation, injury, ire, irking, irritation, miff*, nettling*, offense, pique, provoking, rage, resentment, sense of injury, vexation, wrath;… …
8umbrage — [15] Umbrage is one of a group of English words that go back ultimately to Latin umbra ‘shadow’. Indeed, it was originally used for ‘shade, shadow’ in English: ‘the light, and also … the false umbrage which the moon doth show forth’, Betham,… …
9umbrage — [15] Umbrage is one of a group of English words that go back ultimately to Latin umbra ‘shadow’. Indeed, it was originally used for ‘shade, shadow’ in English: ‘the light, and also … the false umbrage which the moon doth show forth’, Betham,… …
10umbrage — /um brij/, n. 1. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone s rudeness. 2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. 3.… …
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 …
