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umbrage
um·brage [ úmbrij ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. offense: resentment or annoyance arising from some offense
took umbrage
2. giver of shade: something that gives shade, e.g. a tree ( literary )

[15th century. < Old French< Latin umbra "shadow"]

Word History

The Latin word umbra "shadow," from which umbrage is derived, is also the source of English adumbrate, penumbra, somber, sombrero, and umbrella.
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