umbrage
9
9.8
- noun
- /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/
:
ofensa
- She took umbrage at the rude comment made during the meeting.
- take umbrage
Or they will take umbrage at being called out on those bad patterns.
- Or they will take umbrage at being called out on those bad patterns.
- But he said there's studies out there that show that strategic umbrage works.
- You know, there were many times that my caucus would take umbrage with things that I would do.
- They may take umbrage at that, and if they do, that's not the person for you.
- And I've taken umbrage at that.
- So here Heidegger is going to coin a term that a lot of people have actually taken umbrage with by talking about nihilating.
- But where you take umbrage and where you get defensive and this is understandable is when the jab starts to say, I know this is a fact about you.
- And I also took umbrage that the schools sometimes own your films.
- Nothing's not born a primate, A psyche, an umbrage, A rag.
- They may take umbrage of that, and if they do, that's not the person for you.
- Many therapist take umbrage at you using therapist as an airing of grievances.
- But back in the day, if you cost me, I would take umbrage with it and make sure that we had a set to which isn't clever.
- And you took some umbrage with that because you felt that, you know, self blame now is only going to hurt yourself esteem more, whereas you need to be building yourself back up.
Examples
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Of course, he took umbrage at the tone of my suggestion and broke off the conversation.
Academic text (1996) -
As BM's resident West Coaster, I take umbrage with my compatriots' lack of respect for USC.
Blog text (28) -
And I also took umbrage that the schools sometimes own your films.
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Or they will take umbrage at being called out on those bad patterns.
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Or was he really taking umbrage at the delay?
Fiction book (1999) -
You know, there were many times that my caucus would take umbrage with things that I would do.
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I think that Richard Garriott would take great umbrage at this slam against him.
Blog text (1) -
The typical academician would certainly accept the former possibility, but would take umbrage if told to do the latter.
Academic text (2000) -
I don't want to drag this thread off topic, but I take umbrage at that remark.
Blog text (30) -
Paulie thought he was joking, like old friends joke with each other, but Deckie seemed to take umbrage.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
344
3.9
Feeling of hurt or anger caused by something insulting
39
5.5
Anger you feel when someone treats you unfairly
3
9.9
A strong angry feeling because you are treated unfairly
1
9.8
A feeling of being easily upset or offended by small things
1
7.2
A strong feeling of anger when something seems unfair
Antonyms
How Offended
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umbrage comes from the Latin word umbra meaning 'shadow' and the Old French ombrage meaning 'shade'. A helpful image is that when someone casts a shadow over you it can feel like an insult, so to 'take umbrage' is to feel offended or annoyed.