Umbrage
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- | umbrage \UHM-brij\, noun: | + | '''umbrage''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. '''2.''' a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. '''3.''' Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. |
- | 1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. | + | |
- | 2. a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. | + | |
- | b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. | + | |
- | 3. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. | + | |
== Usage == | == Usage == |
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umbrage n. 1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. 2. a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. 3. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.
Usage
"Why, I never took umbrage in my life."
- Polack John to Tommy the Bookie, date unknown, as recorded in Malachi Smilley's Life Unknown: A Portrait of Stims [sic] Addisson.