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- DictionaryUm·brage/ˈəmbrij/
noun
- 1. offense or annoyance: "she took umbrage at his remarks"
- 2. shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees. archaic
UMBRAGE meaning: 1. to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no…. Learn more.
When someone takes umbrage at something, they find it offensive, and it probably makes them angry.
Definition of umbrage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. offense; displeasure: to take umbrage at someone's rudeness. 2. the slightest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. 3. leafy shade, as tree foliage. 4. shade or shadows. [1400–50; late Middle English < Old French; see umbra, -age]
6 days ago · 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. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
Jan 21, 2024 · umbrage ( countable and uncountable, plural umbrages) A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive . Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure, odium, offense, resentment, huff, miff, peeve, pique. A feeling of doubt . Synonym: suspicion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
umbrage. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English um‧brage /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/ noun → take umbrage (at something) Examples from the Corpus umbrage • The Republicans, naturally, take umbrage at predictions about what they might do. • If they take umbrage, then they were never a proper friend in the first place.
