umbrage.

1. A feeling of offense, displeasure, or resentment at a perceived slight.

2. Shade, shadow, or the foliage that provides it.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• take umbrage
• give umbrage

On the page

He took umbrage at the correction before noticing that she had corrected herself as well.

The comparison gave umbrage to both families for entirely different reasons.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.