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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
The meaning of UMBRAGE is a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult. How to use umbrage in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Umbrage.
Synonyms for UMBRAGE: offence, huff, anger, frustration, indignation, dudgeon, exasperation, resentment; Antonyms of UMBRAGE: satisfaction, pleasure, delight, pacification, gratification, appeasement, happiness, mollification.
Umbrage definition: offense; annoyance; displeasure. See examples of UMBRAGE used in a sentence.
UMBRAGE definition: 1. to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no…. Learn more.
Umbrage Definition. Shade; shadow. Offense or resentment. To take umbrage at a remark. Foliage, considered as shade-giving. A semblance or shadowy appearance. Feeling of doubt. To displease or cause offense. To shade.
When someone takes umbrage at something, they find it offensive, and it probably makes them angry.
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]
UMBRAGE meaning: 1. to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of umbrage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
