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umbrage

n.
US //ˈəmbɹɪdʒ// UK //ˈʌmbɹɪdʒ// um·brage Archaic
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Origin

From Middle French ombrage (“umbrage”), from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus (“in the shade”), from umbra (“shadow, shade”).

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