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What (who) is umbrage$86210$ - definition
umbrage
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
['?mbr?d?]
¦ noun
1. offence or annoyance.
2. archaic shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees.
Derivatives
umbrageous adjective
Word History
Umbrage is first recorded in the late Middle Ages. It entered English from Old French, and comes from Latin umbra 'shadow'; the first meanings of umbrage in English were 'shade or shadow' or a 'shadowy outline'. The latter sense gave rise to the meaning 'ground for suspicion', which led in turn to the current meaning. Umbrage is related through Latin umbra to umbrella, sombre, umber, and adumbrate.
umbrage
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
n.
offense
1) to give umbrage
2) to take umbrage at
umbrage
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
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 criticises him.
= take offence
PHRASE: V inflects
