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Another word for umbrage

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Noun

  1. Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight

    See also:

    pain

    like

  2. Comparative darkness that results from the blocking of light rays

    See also:

    light

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Another word for umbrage

Noun
  1. See also:

    offense

    resentment

    offense

    anger

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Sentence Examples

  • At length the intrigues of the Hawaiian embassy gave umbrage to the German government, and it was deemed prudent to recall it to Honolulu in July 1887.

  • This second intervention gave umbrage to France, who by way of a counterpoise sent a force to occupy Ancona.

  • The prince of Wales, it is clear, gave much umbrage to his father by his eagerness to direct the policy of the crown ere.yet it had fallen to him by inheritance.

  • professing to have taken umbrage at Sarpi's extensive correspondence with learned heretics, but more probably determined to thwart the desires of the liberal rulers of Venice.

  • The Savoyards encouraged his natural tendency to support the Papacy against the Empire; at an early date in the period of misrule he entered into a close alliance with Rome, which resulted in heavy taxation of the clergy and gave great umbrage to the barons.

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