noun
umbrage
Umbrage (noun) means a sense of anger or hurt that you feel when someone has offended you.
noun
1
A sense of anger or hurt that you feel when someone has offended you.
"She looked very neurotic, moving in a jerky way, her body giving little twitches of habitual umbrage."
— Muriel Spark (1960)
"—He took umbrage at something or other, that muchinjured but on the whole eventempered person declared, I let slip."
— James Joyce, [Episode 16] (1922)
"When the call is over, Cooper thanks her — for leashing the dog, but for also endangering him, for living down to herself, for quite a performance of umbrage."
— Wesley Morris, The Videos That Rocked America. The Song That Knows Our Rage (2020)
2
A sense of doubt about something.
3
The leafy branches of trees that give shade.
4
An area of shadow or shade.
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Etymology
It comes from Middle French ombrage ("umbrage"), from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus ("in the shade"), from umbra ("shadow, shade").
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What is the meaning of umbrage?
"umbrage" (noun) means a sense of anger or hurt that you feel when someone has offended you.
What is another word for umbrage?
Other words for "umbrage" include miff, annoyance, displeasure, pique, peeve, offence.
What are the different meanings of umbrage?
"umbrage" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sense of anger or hurt that you feel when someone has offended you; 2. A sense of doubt about something; 3. The leafy branches of trees that give shade.
