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Taking Umbrage
May 7, 2012 12:51 pm
(@grantbarrett)
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To take umbrage means to take offense or be annoyed at something. It comes from the Latin umbra, meaning "shadow," as in umbrella. So to take umbrage is to sense something shady, or suspect that one has been slighted. This is part of a complete episode.
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