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umbrage definition

um·brage (um′brij)

noun

  1. Old Poet., Obsolete shade; shadow
  2. foliage, considered as shade-giving
  3. offense or resentment to take umbrage at a remark
  4. Archaic a semblance or shadowy appearance

Etymology: ME < OFr < L umbraticus, of shade < umbra, a shade, shadow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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