as in huff
the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
took umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect
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Recent Examples of umbrage
The Owensboro citizens continued to take umbrage to the ways in which they were being portrayed in the national press.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Yet having steered The Reds to the fourth round of a gruelling qualification process that began in October 2023, Queiroz has taken umbrage with the AFC’s unexplained decision to stage the two mini-groups in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the previous and upcoming World Cup hosts respectively.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Rowling took umbrage with Watson’s comments, specifically her hope that Rowling will still love her.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
The author incorrectly attributed a quote to Kirk to portray him as a racist, a fact with which the vice president took particular umbrage.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Yet having steered The Reds to the fourth round of a gruelling qualification process that began in October 2023, Queiroz has taken umbrage with the AFC’s unexplained decision to stage the two mini-groups in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the previous and upcoming World Cup hosts respectively.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Rowling took umbrage with Watson’s comments, specifically her hope that Rowling will still love her.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
The author incorrectly attributed a quote to Kirk to portray him as a racist, a fact with which the vice president took particular umbrage.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrage
Noun
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As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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After 36 minutes of cagey huff-and-puff, Arsenal’s clean-sheet record was spoiled again in game nine of their run, though, as in 1903, their undefeatedness in that stretch was to remain intact.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Last year, after Mayor Todd Gloria and the council completed a long-term con job that imposed trash fees on 220,000-plus homes at rates that were far higher than promised in 2022, anger was common.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Swallowing your anger has only allowed this problem to fester.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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From road rage to the slow highway crawl, traffic can lead to anxiety and frustration for any driver.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Wilson’s frustrations are compounded by Advent’s spotty record in the consumer space, the people say ; another Advent name, the haircare brand Olaplex, has seen its stock collapse since its 2022 IPO.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His indignation was not sugar coated.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2026
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Struber laughs at their polite indignation.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Jackson’s campaign against the Second Bank of the United States, for example, expressed a populist resentment of eastern banking on the part of western and southern states.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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The book begins by the deathbed of an elderly sister whose two remaining sisters have a falling out over cake—the kind of domestic spat that becomes mythic and completely unspecific, the details lost in a lingering fog of resentment.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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Beck is in a state of high dudgeon, because there’s a big shipment due and two of his drivers are AWOL.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Close’s game, canny performance of reliving her own past couldn’t quite obscure the ungainliness of some of Webber’s songs, the dudgeon and occasional monotony of the sung-through score, or the strain of trying to generate plot friction in a story with only four major characters.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2024
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In the meantime, some may recall then UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s exasperation over the planning for D-Day, the operation that would liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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Fans have argued this point for decades, and Cameron approached it with an unexpected mix of passion and exasperation.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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Just avoid placing them directly against bare skin for extended periods to prevent irritation or burns.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rarely, salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Umbrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrage. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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