UMBRAGE


Meaning of UMBRAGE in English

/ ˈʌmbrɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

IDIOMS

- take umbrage (at sth)

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (originally referring to shade or shadow): from Old French , from Latin umbra shadow. An early sense was shadowy outline , giving rise to ground for suspicion , which led to the current notion of offence .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.