"take offense" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes offense [present, singular, third-person], taking offense [participle, present], took offense [past], taken offense [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> offense}} take offense (third-person singular simple present takes offense, present participle taking offense, simple past took offense, past participle taken offense)
  1. To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words. Synonyms: take umbrage, take offence Related terms: take umbrage, take exception Translations (feel and possibly show resentment): wip (Afrikaans), նեղանալ (neġanal) (Armenian), խռովել (xṙovel) (Armenian), küsmək (Azerbaijani), incimək (Azerbaijani), urazit se (Czech), loukkaantua (Finnish), s’offenser (French), afrontarse (Galician), anoxarse (Galician), ofenderse (Galician), beleidigt sein (German), gekränkt sein (German), sich beleidigt fühlen (German), बुरा मानना (burā mānnā) (Hindi), रूठना (rūṭhnā) (Hindi), offendersi (Italian), aversene a male (Italian), prendersela (Italian), obrażać się [imperfective] (Polish), obrazić się [perfective] (Polish), обижа́ться (obižátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), оби́деться (obídetʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), ta illa upp (Swedish)

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      "sense": "feel and possibly show resentment",
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      "sense": "feel and possibly show resentment",
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      "sense": "feel and possibly show resentment",
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