Take+offence
121umbrage — [[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… …
122Actaeon — literary one who cuckolds another In the legend Actaeon was no more than a casual observer of Artemis s nakedness, and she had no husband to take offence. Nevertheless she turned him into a stag and set his own pack on him: Divulge… …
123cojones — American the testicles A borrowing from the Spanish: But Burton spoke fluent Arabic, and he would have learned Maghrebi Arabic for such a venture, and his cojones were of legendary size. (Theroux 1995, of Burton s visit to Mecca,… …
124tart — Call a woman a tart and she ll take offence, and rightly so. There are two current meanings for a female tart, both derogatory: 1. a prostitute, or a promiscuous woman 2. an offensive slang term for a girl or woman. But it wasn t always the case …
125dream — noun 1》 a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in the mind during sleep. ↘a state of mind in which someone is not fully aware of their surroundings: he walked around in a dream. 2》 a cherished hope or ideal; a fantasy.… …
126touchy — adjective (touchier, touchiest) 1》 quick to take offence; oversensitive. 2》 (of a situation or issue) requiring careful handling. Derivatives touchily adverb touchiness noun Origin C17: perh. an alt. of tetchy, influenced by touch …
127bristle — I. v. a. 1. Point with a bristle, fasten a bristle on. 2. Make bristly, roughen, erect in bristles, corrugate, bethorn, bespine, ruffle. II. v. n. 1. Stand on end, stand up like bristles. 2. Be horrent. 3. [With up.] Become irrita …
128smart — 1. adjective 1) you look very smart Syn: well dressed, stylish, chic, fashionable, modish, elegant, dapper; N.Amer. trig; informal natty, snappy; N.Amer.; informal fly 2) a smart restaurant Syn …
