umbrage
noun
[ ˈʌmbrɪdʒ ]
• offence or annoyance.
• "she took umbrage at his remarks"
Similar:
take offence,
be offended,
take exception,
bridle,
take something personally,
be aggrieved,
be affronted,
take something amiss,
be upset,
be annoyed,
be angry,
be indignant,
get one's hackles up,
be put out,
be insulted,
be hurt,
be wounded,
be piqued,
be resentful,
be disgruntled,
get/go into a huff,
get huffy,
be miffed,
be riled,
get the hump,
• shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees.
Origin:
late Middle English (in umbrage (sense 2)): from Old French, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’. An early sense was ‘shadowy outline’, giving rise to ‘ground for suspicion’, whence the current notion of ‘offence’.
