Rancour vs Umbrage - What's the difference?
rancour | umbrage |
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
* , Episode 16
* {{quote-book
, year=1960
, author=
, title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
, section=chapter VI
, passage=If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.}}
Feeling of doubt.
Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees
(obsolete) shadow, shade
* 1602 , , act V scene 1
To displease or cause offense.
To shade.
As nouns the difference between rancour and umbrage
is that rancour is while umbrage is feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.As a verb umbrage is
to displease or cause offense.rancour
English
Noun
(en noun)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}} ----
umbrage
English
Noun
(en noun)- --He took umbrage at something or other, that muchinjured but on the whole eventempered person declared, I let slip.
- [...] but in the verity of extolment I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would trace him, his umbrage , nothing more.
