April 22, 2027

Umbrage

noun

Definition

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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