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Umbrage vs Upbraid - What's the difference?

umbrage | upbraid |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between umbrage and upbraid

is that umbrage is (obsolete) shadow, shade while upbraid is (obsolete) to object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.

In lang=en terms the difference between umbrage and upbraid

is that umbrage is to shade while upbraid is to criticize severely.

As nouns the difference between umbrage and upbraid

is that umbrage is feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive while upbraid is (obsolete) the act of reproaching; contumely.

As verbs the difference between umbrage and upbraid

is that umbrage is to displease or cause offense while upbraid is to criticize severely.

umbrage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
  • * , Episode 16
    • --He took umbrage at something or other, that muchinjured but on the whole eventempered person declared, I let slip.
  • * {{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
    • [...] 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.

    Synonyms

    * (feeling of anger or annoyance) annoyance, displeasure, odium, offense, resentment, huff, miff, peeve, pique * (feeling of doubt) suspicion

    Derived terms

    * take umbrage * umbrageous

    Verb

    (umbrag)
  • To displease or cause offense.
  • To shade.

    • upbraid

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The act of reproaching; contumely.
  • * (rfdate),
    • Foul upbraid .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To criticize severely.
  • * Matthew 11:20 ,
    • Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.
  • * (rfdate),
    • How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!
  • (archaic) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; – followed by with'' or ''for'', and formerly ''of , before the thing imputed.
  • * Mark 16:14 ,
    • And upbraided them with their unbelief.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Yet do not upbraid us our distress.
  • (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
    • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (archaic) To utter upbraidings.
  • To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.

    • Synonyms

    * exprobrate, blame, censure, condemn, reproach