1. offense or annoyance, especially when caused by a perceived insult or slight
Usage: formal
2. shade or shadow, especially from trees
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• She took umbrage at his dismissive comment about her work.
• The senator expressed umbrage over the newspaper’s editorial.
• He seemed to take umbrage at every suggestion we made.
• The committee chair took umbrage at the accusation of bias.
• Don’t take umbrage—I was only joking about your cooking.
• The ancient oak provided cool umbrage on the hot summer day.