umbrages

noun

plural of umbrage
as in frustrations
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 Synonyms for umbrages
  1. frustrations
  2. huffs
  3. resentments
  4. offenses
Noun
  • The move follows efforts by Pinterest and LinkedIn to respond to users’ frustrations with AI slop in their feeds.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • However, surface-level remedies rarely resolve systemic frustrations.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of frustrations
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • The players air their grievances, which are essentially a pile of petty conflicts and resentments that, as Alice warned, can be traced back to the team fracturing into cliques.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As tensions mount and old resentments resurface, the boundaries between authority, friendship and violence become increasingly blurred.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of resentments
Noun
  • That tradition came to an end with the imposition of a series of new national security offenses following the 2019 protests.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now he’s blending parts of both offenses to fit Mensah, who will have the authority to choose the best option of what Dawson presents to him, depending on what the defense shows just before the snap.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of offenses
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“Umbrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrages. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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