Umbrage
noun
1.
offense; annoyance; displeasure:
to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone’s rudeness.
2.
the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
3.
leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
4.
shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
5.
a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.
noun
1.
displeasure or resentment; offence (in the phrase give or take umbrage)
2.
the foliage of trees, considered as providing shade
3.
(rare) shadow or shade
4.
(archaic) a shadow or semblance
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