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