umbrage

[ uhm-brij ]

/ ˈʌm brɪdʒ /

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noun

offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.

the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.

leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.

shade or shadows, as cast by trees.

a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.

Origin of umbrage

1400–50; late Middle English <Old French; see umbra, -age

SYNONYMS FOR umbrage

1 pic, grudge, resentment.

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Words nearby umbrage

umbles, umbo, umbonal, umbonate, umbra, umbrage, umbrageous, umbrella, umbrella bird, umbrella leaf, umbrella palm

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Example sentences from the Web for umbrage

Find out what will give most umbrage to your Court, and I will tell you why in my next.
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
And peering through those clouds, one may see the lovers, groping in the umbrage.
In the Heart of a Fool|William Allen White
It took many years for this umbrage at the reporting of social events to wear off and make the reporter welcome.
American Adventures|Julian Street
Why, the hum of bees overhead is absolutely like soft sustained thunder—and yet no bees visible in the umbrage.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 404, June, 1849|Various

It was now past five o'clock, and the umbrage of the forest added a deeper tint to the shadows of evening.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for umbrage

umbrage

/ (ˈʌmbrɪdʒ) /

noun

displeasure or resentment; offence (in the phrase give or take umbrage)

the foliage of trees, considered as providing shade

rare shadow or shade

archaic a shadow or semblance

Word Origin for umbrage

C15: from Old French umbrage, from Latin umbrāticus relating to shade, from umbra shade, shadow

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	umbrage
释义	umbrage [ uhm-brij ] / ˈʌm brɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR umbrage ON THESAURUS.COM noun offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees. shade or shadows, as cast by trees. a shadowy appearance or semblance of something. Origin of umbrage 1400–50; late Middle English <Old French; see umbra, -age SYNONYMS FOR umbrage 1 pic, grudge, resentment. SEE SYNONYMS FOR umbrage ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby umbrage umbles, umbo, umbonal, umbonate, umbra, umbrage, umbrageous, umbrella, umbrella bird, umbrella leaf, umbrella palm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for umbrage Find out what will give most umbrage to your Court, and I will tell you why in my next. The Fortunes Of Glencore\|Charles James Lever And peering through those clouds, one may see the lovers, groping in the umbrage. In the Heart of a Fool\|William Allen White It took many years for this umbrage at the reporting of social events to wear off and make the reporter welcome. American Adventures\|Julian Street Why, the hum of bees overhead is absolutely like soft sustained thunder—and yet no bees visible in the umbrage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 404, June, 1849\|Various It was now past five o'clock, and the umbrage of the forest added a deeper tint to the shadows of evening. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various British Dictionary definitions for umbrage umbrage / (ˈʌmbrɪdʒ) / noun displeasure or resentment; offence (in the phrase give or take umbrage) the foliage of trees, considered as providing shade rare shadow or shade archaic a shadow or semblance Word Origin for umbrage C15: from Old French umbrage, from Latin umbrāticus relating to shade, from umbra shade, shadow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to umbrage annoyance, grudge, injury, wrath, miff, rage, fury, chagrin, huff, indignation, resentment, pique, irritation, anger, offense, exasperation, vexation, ire, provoking, irking
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umbrage

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