UMBRAGE


Meaning of UMBRAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌmbrɪdʒ ]

If you say that a person takes umbrage , you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason. ( FORMAL )

He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.

= take offence

PHRASE : V inflects

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