Today's Word "umbrage"
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umbrage \UHM-brij\ (noun) - 1 : a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. 2 : b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. 3 : Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. 4 : Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.
"Henry's fortune had been largely built due to his skill at feigning umbrage as a pretext to fighting duels, his victims inevitably choosing a monetary payout rather than facing his deadly rapier arm."
Umbrage is derived from Latin umbra, "shade."
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