take offense

verb

To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

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take umbragetake exceptionresenttake amiss
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Meanings

verbtake offense (third-person singular simple present takes offense, present participle taking offense, simple past took offense, past participle taken offense)

present singular third person takes offense · participle present taking offense · past took offense · participle past taken offense · alternative take offence

  1. To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

    Synonyms: take umbrage, take exception, resent, take amiss

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

Similar
take umbragetake exceptionresenttake amiss

Translations

Afrikaans wip
  • wipto feel and possibly show resentment
Czech urazit se
  • urazit seto feel and possibly show resentment
Finnish loukkaantua
  • loukkaantuato feel and possibly show resentment
French s'offenser
  • s'offenserto feel and possibly show resentment
German beleidigt sein, gekränkt sein
  • beleidigt seinto feel and possibly show resentment
  • gekränkt seinto feel and possibly show resentment
  • sich beleidigt fühlento feel and possibly show resentment
Hindi बुरा मानना, रूठना
  • बुरा मानना (burā mānnā)to feel and possibly show resentment
  • रूठना (rūṭhnā)to feel and possibly show resentment
Hungarian megsértődik, megbántódik
  • megsértődikto feel and possibly show resentment
  • megbántódikto feel and possibly show resentment
  • zokon veszto feel and possibly show resentment
  • rossz néven veszto feel and possibly show resentment
  • megorrolto feel and possibly show resentment
Italian offendersi, aversene a male
  • offendersito feel and possibly show resentment
  • aversene a maleto feel and possibly show resentment
  • prenderselato feel and possibly show resentment
Polish obrażać się, obrazić się
  • obrażać sięto feel and possibly show resentment
  • obrazić sięto feel and possibly show resentment
Russian обижа́ться, оби́деться
  • обижа́ться (obižátʹsja)to feel and possibly show resentment
  • оби́деться (obídetʹsja)to feel and possibly show resentment
Spanish ofenderse
  • ofenderseto feel and possibly show resentment
Swedish ta illa upp
  • ta illa uppto feel and possibly show resentment
Turkish küsmek, darılmak
  • küsmekto feel and possibly show resentment
  • darılmakto feel and possibly show resentment
  • gücenmekto feel and possibly show resentment
  • domuşmakto feel and possibly show resentment
Cite this entry
APA

take offense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20offense

MLA

“take offense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20offense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take offense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20offense.

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