Meaning & use
umbrage
A feeling of offense or resentment, usually at a perceived insult.
See it in a sentence
She took umbrage at his blunt comment about her cooking.
He seemed to take umbrage whenever anyone questioned his decisions.
A note on using this word
Umbrage almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'take umbrage at' something.
Words with a similar meaning
offenseresentment
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