take exception

idiomatic phrase

: to object to something : to feel or express disagreement with or opposition to something

Domi squirted water at fans from the penalty box and a fan took exception.

—Gregory Strong

While her original tweet was quickly deleted, it was still spotted by other former Ulster University graduates who took exception.

—Mark Bain

—usually used with to

She took exception to the remark.

Many physicists who read this book will take exception to Capra's views on contemporary physics.

—Robert March

Examples of take exception in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While trailing 14-10 in the first half, Prescott took exception with a shot from Chiefs rookie Ashton Gillotte. —Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

The City Council and residents are taking exception to how Lungo-Koehn and officials formally announced the scale-back from the current weekly trash collection. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025

Rebels players took exception, and a fracas kicked off. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Last month, Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch punched Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after Smith-Schuster took exception to Branch refusing to shake Patrick Mahomes’ hand during the teams’ postgame handshakes. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take exception

• intussusception
• proprioception
• apperception
• contraception
• interception
• misconception
• misperception
• preconception
• conception
• deception
• inception
• perception