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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Noun
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Republicans argue the region’s frustrations reflect years of structural failures under Cooper’s disaster management system, stretching back to earlier storms.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026 -
His confession became a lightning rod for frustrations from workers who say AI is already eroding their livelihoods.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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This kind of transparency builds safety and keeps small issues from snowballing into resentments.—
Molly Burrets,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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March is always madness, but this month intensifies matters as Mars activates your relationship zone (between March 2 and April 9), bringing complexities, buried desires and unspoken resentments to the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Saleh’s offenses weren’t especially productive in New York, wasting a couple of high-level defensive seasons — namely in 2022 and 2023 — because of the Jets’ struggles on offense.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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But nearly half of the Venezuelan men sent to CECOT had no criminal history, according to an analysis by Human Rights Watch, and only eight men out of 252 had convictions for violent or potentially violent offenses.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Umbrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrages. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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