umbrage
offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.
Origin of umbrage
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How to use umbrage in a sentence
Again I see the mountain road in the yellow glow, banded with umbrages of palm.
Two Years in the French West Indies | Lafcadio Hearn
British Dictionary definitions for umbrage
/ (ˈʌmbrɪdʒ) /
displeasure or resentment; offence (in the phrase give or take umbrage)
the foliage of trees, considered as providing shade
rare shadow or shade
archaic a shadow or semblance
Origin of umbrage
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