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umbrage

/uhm-brij/US // ˈʌm brɪdʒ //UK // (ˈʌmbrɪdʒ) //

嗯哼,嗯,呒呒,呒呒呒

Related Words

annoyance烦扰,烦心事,烦恼,烦人grudge怨恨,怨气,恩怨,怨念injury外伤,伤害,损伤,伤痛wrath忿怒,怒火,忿忿不平,怒气miff米夫,密夫,宓妃rage愤怒,狂怒,暴怒,怒火中烧fury暴怒,愤怒,怒火,狂怒chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是huff愠怒,哼,哼哼,哼哼唧唧indignation愤慨,愤怒,忿忿不平,忿怒resentment怨恨,怨气,反感,愤慨pique赌气,皮克,匹克,比格irritation刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,恼怒anger愤怒,怒气,怒,愤慨offense进攻,攻击性,冒犯,罪行exasperation气愤,气急败坏,气恼,愤懑vexation烦扰,烦心事,苦恼,烦躁ire愤怒,仇恨,怒火,怒气provoking挑衅性的,刺激性的,挑衅性,挑逗性的irking刺激性,恼人的,烦人的,刺激

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
    • : the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
    • : leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
    • : shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
    • : a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpersonal displeasure
Synonyms
anger愤怒,怒气,怒,愤慨annoyance烦扰,烦心事,烦恼,烦人chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是exasperation气愤,气急败坏,气恼,愤懑fury暴怒,愤怒,怒火,狂怒grudge怨恨,怨气,恩怨,怨念huff愠怒,哼,哼哼,哼哼唧唧indignation愤慨,愤怒,忿忿不平,忿怒injury外伤,伤害,损伤,伤痛ire愤怒,仇恨,怒火,怒气irritation刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,恼怒miff米夫,密夫,宓妃offense进攻,攻击性,冒犯,罪行pique赌气,皮克,匹克,比格rage愤怒,狂怒,暴怒,怒火中烧resentment怨恨,怨气,反感,愤慨vexation烦扰,烦心事,苦恼,烦躁wrath忿怒,怒火,忿忿不平,怒气high dudgeon怒气冲冲,怒火中烧,怒气冲天,怒气冲冲的nettling网状结构,网状物,净水,网状的provoking挑衅性的,刺激性的,挑衅性,挑逗性的sense of injury伤害感,损伤感,伤感,伤痛感

Examples

  • While Takano saw the Goldstein case as bringing attention to an issue championed by Democrats, the secretary took umbrage at his involvement.

  • I also suspect you didn’t get far beyond the headline before going umbrage 100 on me.

  • Some on the Internet took umbrage with your comments to Glamour that your appearance has “never been my moneymaker.”

  • Mitchell takes umbrage at the notion of being defined by his sexuality.

  • Bush took umbrage, but got over it; he clearly had enormous regard for Sharon.

  • But this Romney web video is a total disgrace, featuring this guy from New Hampshire taking umbrage at something Obama never said.

  • Well, I would take umbrage (a thing at which I excel), but for the fact that Kaufman makes some excellent points.

  • The vote of the house of lords also alarmed and gave umbrage to Ireland's agitators.

  • They had last year imposed a corn-law which gave umbrage to all classes of mercantile men.

  • He never made himself a Creature, but always removed and humbled those that ever gave him any Umbrage.

  • It would be unjust to take umbrage at the city because one finds none in its avenues.

  • It was always done so quietly and pleasantly one could hardly take umbrage.

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