| VOCABULARY EXPANSION # 61215.  | | | |  Today's Word "umbrage"
By: A vague indication
umbrage \UHM-brij\ (noun) - 1 : a. A vague or indistinct indication or
suggestion; a hint. 2 : b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. 3 : Suspicion
of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. 4 : Shade; shadow; hence,
something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.
"Henry's fortune had been largely built due to his skill at feigning
umbrage as a pretext to fighting duels, his victims inevitably
choosing a monetary payout rather than facing his deadly rapier arm."
Umbrage is derived from Latin umbra, "shade."
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| 1.  SunSix (11899)
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6 years ago
| |  Also
Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight
Comparative darkness that results from the blocking of light rays
A feeling of anger caused by being offended
Middle English, shade, from Old French, from Latin umbraticum, neuter of umbraticus, of shade, from umbra, shadow.
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| 2.  sibananda (4355)
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6 years ago
| |  thanks rolcam for the knowledge and i will try to use this
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