"take umbrage" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes umbrage [present, singular, third-person], taking umbrage [participle, present], took umbrage [past], taken umbrage [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> umbrage}} take umbrage (third-person singular simple present takes umbrage, present participle taking umbrage, simple past took umbrage, past participle taken umbrage)
  1. To take offense. Categories (topical): Anger Translations (to take offense): megütközik (Hungarian), megsértődik (Hungarian), megbántódik (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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