umbrage
umbrage definition
um·brage (um′brij)
noun
- Old Poet., Obsolete shade; shadow
- foliage, considered as shade-giving
- offense or resentment to take umbrage at a remark
- 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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