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UMBRAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of anger caused by being offended

Example:

he took offence at my question

Synonyms:

offence; offense; umbrage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("umbrage" is a kind of...):

anger; choler; ire (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

Derivation:

umbrageous (angered at something unjust or wrong)

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