UMBRAGE

umbrage, offense, offence

(noun) a feeling of anger caused by being offended; “he took offence at my question”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

umbrage (countable and uncountable, plural umbrages)

A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.

Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure, odium, offense, resentment, huff, miff, peeve, pique

A feeling of doubt.

Synonym: suspicion

Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees.

(obsolete) Shadow; shade.

Verb

umbrage (third-person singular simple present umbrages, present participle umbraging, simple past and past participle umbraged)

(transitive) To displease or cause offense.

(transitive) To shade.

Source: Wiktionary

Um"brage (; 48), n. Etym: [F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. Umber, Umbratic.]

1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. Where highest woods, impenetrable To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad. Milton.

2. Shadowy resemblance; shadow. [Obs.] The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. Woodward.

3. The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. Evelyn. Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition