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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UM'BRAGE, n. [L. umbra, a shade.]
1. A shade; a screen of trees; as the umbrage of woods.
2. Shadow; shade; slight appearance.
The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. [See Shadow.]
3. Suspicion of injury; offense; resentment. The court of France took umbrage at the conduct of spain.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense, offence]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin umbraticum, neuter of umbraticus of shade, from umbratus, past participle of umbrare to shade, from umbra shade, shadow; akin to Lithuanian unksm? shadow Date: 15th century 1. shade, shadow 2. shady branches ; foliage 3. a. an indistinct indication ; vague suggestion ; hint b. a reason for doubt ; suspicion 4. a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult <took umbrage at the speaker's remarks> Synonyms: see offense

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 offence; a sense of slight or injury (esp. give or take umbrage at). 2 archaic a shade. b what gives shade. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L umbraticus f. umbra: see UMBRA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Umbrage Um"brage (?; 48), n. [F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. Umber, Umbratic.] 1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. Where highest woods, impenetrable To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad. --Milton. 2. Shadowy resemblance; shadow. [Obs.] The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. --Woodward. 3. The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. --Evelyn. Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy. --Sir W. Scott.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason. (FORMAL) He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him. = take offence PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Shade, shadow. 2. Offence, resentment, suspicion of injury, pique, grudge.

Moby Thesaurus

adumbration, angry look, annoyance, dark shade, dirty look, dudgeon, enrage, exasperation, foliage, foliation, frondage, frown, fury, glare, gloom, glower, huff, incense, infuriate, ire, irking, irritation, leafage, leafiness, mad, madden, mere shadow, miff, nettling, offense, penumbra, pique, provoking, rage, resentment, scowl, screen, shade, shadiness, shadow, shadows numberless, silhouette, skiagram, skiagraph, snuff, steam up, umbra, umbrageousness, verdure, vexation, wrath