umbrage

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/ UK /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
offense or annoyance, especially at a perceived slight

She took umbrage at the suggestion that she had been careless.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · offense or annoyance,... offense resentment pique annoyance indignation displeasure

Opposites

pleasure delight approval

Word family

Derived forms umbrageous

Related forms umbrapenumbra umber adumbrate

Etymology

From Old French ombrage ('shade, shadow'), from Latin umbraticum, from umbra ('shadow'). The sense of 'offense' arose from the figurative notion of a shadow falling on one, a suspicion or cause for resentment.

ombrage Old French umbra Latin

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# umbrage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/

## Meanings
1. offense or annoyance, especially at a perceived slight

## Examples
- She took umbrage at the suggestion that she had been careless.

## Synonyms
- offense
- resentment
- pique
- annoyance
- indignation
- displeasure

## Antonyms
- pleasure
- delight
- approval

## Derived Forms
- umbrageous

## Related Forms
- umbra
- penumbra
- umber
- adumbrate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ombrage
- Root: umbra

## Etymology
From Old French ombrage ('shade, shadow'), from Latin umbraticum, from umbra ('shadow'). The sense of 'offense' arose from the figurative notion of a shadow falling on one, a suspicion or cause for resentment.

## AI Etymology
Umbrage is from Old French ombrage ('shade, shadow'), from Latin umbraticum, from umbra ('shadow'). The sense of 'offense' arose from the figurative notion of a shadow falling on one, a suspicion or cause for resentment. Important recorded forms include ombrage (Old French) and umbra (Latin). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers offense or annoyance, especially at a perceived slight. The wider family includes derived forms such as umbrageous and related words such as umbra, penumbra, umber, and adumbrate.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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