was wotd|2007|July|13
English

Etymology
From L. umbraticus|umbr�ticus "in the shade", from umbra "shadow, shade"

Pronunciation
IPA|/��m.brɪd�/
audio|en-us-umbrage.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
2. Feeling of doubt.
3. obsolete shadow, shade
4. Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees

Quotations
;shadow
1602 : w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Hamlet|Hamlet, act V scene 1
:[...] but in the verity of extolment
:I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion
:of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of
:him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would
:trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.

Synonyms
italbrac|feeling of anger or annoyance: annoyance, displeasure, odium, offense, resentment
italbrac|feeling of doubt: suspicion

Translations
Icelandic: þykkja f, gremja f, skapraun f, skuggi m (3), forsæla f (3), laufskrúð n, laufskrúð sem veitir forsælu n

Derived terms
take umbrage

Verb
en-verb|umbrag|ing

1. transitive To displease or cause offense.
2. transitive To shade.

Translations
Icelandic: skyggja (2), veita forsælu (2)

Related terms
umbrageous

io:umbrage
pl:umbrage
te:umbrage
vi:umbrage
zh:umbrage

• 2007-10-04 21:22 - Interwicket - iwiki +pl, te

Full Revision History