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give umbrage — index pique Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
umbrage — /um brij/, n. 1. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone s rudeness. 2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. 3.… … Universalium
umbrage — n. offense 1) to give umbrage 2) to take umbrage at … Combinatory dictionary
umbrage — n. 1 offence; a sense of slight or injury (esp. give or take umbrage at). 2 archaic a shade. b what gives shade. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L umbraticus f. umbra: see UMBRA … Useful english dictionary
Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
resentment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of having been affronted Nouns 1. resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation, exasperation; pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness,… … English dictionary for students
pique — I verb affront, agitate, anger, annoy, arouse resentment, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, bully, bullyrag, cause resentment, discompose, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, distemper, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, give offense, give… … Law dictionary
pique — I. n. 1. Resentment (slight), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride, stinging vexation, displeasure, irritation, spite. 2. Point, nicety, punctilio. II. v. a. 1. Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up. 2. Offend,… … New dictionary of synonyms
Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli … Wikipedia
affront — Synonyms and related words: aggrieve, aspersion, atrocity, barb, beard, bell the cat, bid defiance, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, breast, brickbat, bring before, bring forward, bring up, call names, call out, casus belli, challenge … Moby Thesaurus
