[ noun ] a feeling of anger caused by being offended <noun.feeling> he took offence at my question
Umbrage \Um"brage\ (?; 48), n. [F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. {Umber}, {Umbratic}.] 1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.
Where highest woods, impenetrable To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad. --Milton.
2. Shadowy resemblance; shadow. [Obs.]
The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. --Woodward.
3. The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.
Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. --Evelyn.
Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy. --Sir W. Scott.
After beating Johnson, Agassi took slight umbrage at the remark.
But Dr. Mansell, director of Houston's now-closed Institute for Immunological Disorders, took umbrage at a reporter's questions about such public-private sector relationships.
He took particular umbrage at a Republican Party ad featuring former test pilot Chuck Yeager saying the Democrats were bad for the defense industry, which is a major employer in Texas.
But at the end, congressional Democrats declared victory and took umbrage when asked about Bush's campaign to paint Congress as slow and inept.