April 22, 2027
Umbrage
nounDefinition
Offence or annoyance; shade or shadow. To take umbrage is to feel unjustly offended by something.
Example Sentence
“He took umbrage at the suggestion that his work was derivative of someone else's.”
Etymology
From Old French ombrage (shade, shadow), from Latin umbra (shadow).
Scrabble Score
U1M3B3R1A1G2E1
UMBRAGE scores 12 points in Scrabble.
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