take+umbrage

  • 11umbrage — (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… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12umbrage — ► 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 …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13umbrage — [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… …

    English World dictionary

  • 14take something personally — TAKE OFFENCE, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt. → personally * * * take something personally phrase to feel that a failure or unpleasant situation is your fault and… …

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  • 15umbrage — [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,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16umbrage — [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,… …

    Word origins

  • 17umbrage — 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 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18umbrage — 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 …

    English dictionary

  • 19umbrage — /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.… …

    Universalium

  • 20umbrage — n. offense 1) to give umbrage 2) to take umbrage at …

    Combinatory dictionary