ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UMBRAGE
From Old French umbrage, from Latin umbrāticus relating to shade, from umbra shade, shadow.
2 QUOTES WITH «UMBRAGE»
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umbrage.
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them.
I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBRAGE»
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umbrage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
umbrage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories
Brit. army officer who was small and quick and who popularized the instrument]
umbra See umbrage. [L] umbrage "Deare amber lockes gave umbrage to her
face." This line from a poem written by William Drummond in 1616 exemplifies
the ...
...Lucky for you, he misses. Umbrage, you may go now at initiative 4. Gilbert, sorry
but you are still running away in fright. Gilbert Graves: This is awful. Umbrage
Valasco: I am going to attack the wounded one that knocked Fiona out. I got a 15.
G. Vrill, J. T. Swill, 2009
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Constant Interruptions: A Collection of Chaos
noble city of Umbrage is nestled snugly on the banks of the Grandiose River. It
proudly borders the conjoined, think-tank megacity of Berlin– Napoleon. It is
common knowledge, dear reader, that B–N is as exciting as tiddlywinks.
Conversely ...
plate while Umbrage would sit there with a contented look upon his face.
Whereupon, happily fed, Umbrage would then doze in his chair for another hour
or two, digesting the meal like a languid snake. In the late afternoon, Umbrage
would be ...
5
The Murdery Delicious Hamwich Gumm Mystery
Lady Umbrage arrived uncharacteristically late, which provided time for Reynald
to compose what he felt to be a few more highly crafted sentences while
Willoughby assembled the tea sandwiches sensibly and brought them to the
sitting room ...
Peter Halsey Sherwood, 2013
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Foundations of Cognitive Grammar: Theoretical Prerequisites
Under this assumption it would be incoherent to say that headway is responsible
for a judgment, or that umbrage is the basis for an assessment of probability, as
would be implied if we posited a relation between the deep-structure subject ...
Ronald W. Langacker, 1987
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Constituting Economic and Social Rights
This is because such allocations may be objectively justified in their local context:
the “umbrage” felt is not “reasonable” within the circumstances, so constitutional
rights have not been negatively affected. The concept of “reasonable umbrage” ...
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A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses ...
Umbrage. 255. instructor ; but seeing that one defends another most effectually
who imparts to him those principles and that knowledge whereby he shall be
able to defend himself, our modern use of the word must be taken as a deeper
than ...
Richard Chenevix Trench, 1873
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Annapolis Patch (12/6/2011) The public is right to take umbrage at being ignored.
—Newsday (10/6/2011) The Obama campaign is in a lather over Mitt Romney's
first TV spot, calling it "a deceitful and dishonest attack"...—FactCheck.org ...
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The Land of Magical Thinking: A Fable
awoke full of bladder and an abiding sense of umbrage. The bladder was easily
discharged behind some shrubbery; the umbrage, being self-directed, was not so
easily dismissed. You're going straight to New Mexico, I told myself. You're not ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMBRAGE»
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umbrage is used in the context of the following news items.
Umbrage over garbage shuts down major Lebanon highway
Umbrage over garbage shuts down major Lebanon highway. Road linking Beirut to southern Lebanon blocked by protesters angry over trash piling up on ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Caeser came, he saw... he took Umbrage says CRAIG BROWN
The day before yesterday, I wrote about the first leg of my walking trip around the town of Umbrage, which is, as I may have mentioned before, twinned with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Researcher angry after finding his code in Hacking Team malware
A security researcher has taken umbrage at Italian malware developer Hacking Team after discovering that his open source exploit tools were included in ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
CRAIG BROWN's day out in Umbrage the grumpiest town in Britain
A few minutes later, I arrived in the main square of Umbrage. As it was lunchtime, I called in on the pub, The Jolly Cross Drover. A welcoming sign at its entrance ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
BJP takes umbrage at official's orders
MANGALURU: Mangaluru City North assembly unit of BJP has taken umbrage atthe move by the administrative officer of Gurupur gram panchayat in Mangaluru ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Umbrage alert! Slipknot 'bound for SA'
The Slipknot lead screamer said: "Kanye, you are not - not - the greatest living rock star of all time. The fact that you had to tell people, that kinda says it all. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
The Papal Encyclical: Taking Umbrage
I have never met Pope Francis, so I do not take it personally, but when I read the long awaited papal encyclical on climate change and the environment ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
'Moral' police take umbrage with tech firm employee's live-in …
How can you live in with someone before marriage? Your marriage certificate is dated October 27, 2014, yet you say you have been living in with your partner ... «Bangalore Mirror, May 15»
Cloud and Proud: Salesforce takes umbrage at Indiana's 'Religious …
Long ago, Salesforce founder Marc Benioff was the tallest and maybe smartest guy in Oracle's room, only to leave Oracle and make his ascension to the top of ... «Network World, Mar 15»
Peter Greste's brother takes umbrage at top cops
Search in: Queensland. brisbanetimes.com.au; Web; Queensland. Peter Greste's brother takes umbrage at top cops. Date: March 25, 2015. (29); Read later ... «Brisbane Times, Mar 15»
