umbrage
Feeling of resentment
Umbrage is offense or resentment, almost always in the phrase take umbrage: She took umbrage at the suggestion that she was unqualified.
The word carries a slightly formal or old-fashioned tone, often used when the offense taken seems disproportionate or huffy.
Outside this fixed expression, umbrage rarely appears in modern English.
Deliberate public insult
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- piqueWounded pride, resentment
anger · annoyance · hurt · grievance · outrage · dudgeon · vexation · irritation
Light blocked by object
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- coverProtect by overlaying
- darknessTotal absence of light
leafy · bower · arbor · branches · dappled · overhanging · trees · screening
Minor or thin
- disrespectLack of regard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- disdainScornful disregard
scorn · disparagement · belittlement · denigration · indignity · mockery · derision · put-down
Lack of firm belief
- mistrustLack of faith
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
distrust · leery · wary · questioning · disquiet · unease · apprehension · qualms
affront
Deliberate public insult
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
pique · anger · annoyance · hurt · grievance · outrage · dudgeon · vexation · irritation · chagrin
shadow
Light blocked by object
darkness · leafy · bower · arbor · branches · dappled · overhanging · trees · screening · dimness
slight
Minor or thin
- disrespectLack of regard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
disdain · scorn · disparagement · belittlement · denigration · indignity · mockery · derision · put-down · slur
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- mistrustLack of faith
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
misgivings · distrust · leery · wary · questioning · disquiet · unease · apprehension · qualms · reservations
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- resentmentresentful, grudge, bitterness, rancor, spite
- taking offenseindignation, outrage, taking it personally, affront
- bitternessbitterness, resentment, rancor, acrimony, grudge
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation
- displeasuredispleasure, dissatisfaction, discontent, annoyance, irritation
umbragepleasure
Happy, satisfied feeling
delight · gratification · satisfaction · contentment · happiness
umbragegoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
amity · cordiality · harmony · graciousness · magnanimity
- take umbrageFeel resentment at perceived slight