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Word: Umbrage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in umbrage (sense 2)): from Old French, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’. An early sense was ‘shadowy outline’, giving rise to ‘ground for suspicion’, whence the current notion of ‘offence’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌmbrɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
offence or annoyance
Short Definition:offence or annoyance
Examples:- she took umbrage at his remarks
Definition:
shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees.
Short Definition:shade
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