take+umbrage
31umbrage — 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 …
32umbrage — [[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… …
33not take kindly to — RESENT, object to, take umbrage at, take exception to, take offence at, be annoyed by, be irritated by, feel aggrieved about, be upset by. → kindly * * * not welcome or be pleased by (someone or something) …
34To take offense — Offense Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …
35Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …
36offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …
37um·brage — /ˈʌmbrıʤ/ noun [noncount] formal : a feeling of being offended by what someone has said or done usually used in the phrase take umbrage I imagine some people will take umbrage [=will be offended] when they hear the quote. often + at I take… …
38resent — I. v. a. Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at. II. v. n. Be angry, take offence, take umbrage, harbor resentment, be indignant …
39grudge — n 1. resentment, spite, umbrage, offense, pique; grievance, bone to pick, Inf. ax to grind, Brit. crow to pluck; bitterness, ill will, malice, rancor, hard feelings, discontent; hatred, enmity, animosity, hate, virulence; spleen, gall, bile,… …
40Umbrageous — Um*bra geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. [1913 Webster] Umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess,… …
