take umbrage

verb

To take offense.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person takes umbrage · participle present taking umbrage · past took umbrage · participle past taken umbrage

  1. To take offense.

    Some lawmakers took umbrage.

    2025 February 11, Patrik Jonsson, “Trump, Musk want to curb FEMA. Its North Carolina response says volumes.”, in The Christian Science Monitor
    2 more examples

    “She took umbrage?” “Yes, and she also took my head off. I don't know if you have ever been in a typhoon on the Indian Ocean.”

    1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X

    Mr Ng then said: "The fact that you dare to question the SPH title for, in your words, 'conceding to the advertisers', I take umbrage in that comment."

    2021 May 8, Justin Ong, “SPH CEO's 'umbrage' sees flood of creative memes, merchandise and more online”, in The Straits Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
take offense

Translations

Hungarian megütközik, megsértődik
  • megütközikto take offense
  • megsértődikto take offense
  • megbántódikto take offense
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APA

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Chicago

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

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