umbrage
[ uhm-brij ]
/ ˈʌm brɪdʒ /
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.
Words nearby umbrage
umbles,
umbo,
umbonal,
umbonate,
umbra,
umbrage,
umbrageous,
umbrella,
umbrella bird,
umbrella leaf,
umbrella palm
Example sentences from the Web for umbrage
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