take offense

take offense
To feel (and usually to show) resentment at anothers actions or words.

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  • take offense — index resent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • take offense — be offended; feel resentment * * * take offense : to become angry or upset by something that another person has said or done : to be offended by something He took offense when I suggested exchanging the gift. often + at She takes offense at any… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take offense at — {v. phr.} To become indignant; become angry. * /Why do you always take offense at everything I say?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take offense at — {v. phr.} To become indignant; become angry. * /Why do you always take offense at everything I say?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ offense\ at — v. phr. To become indignant; become angry. Why do you always take offense at everything I say? …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take offense — his jokes were very insulting, and many of us took offense Syn: be/feel offended, take exception, take something personally, feel affronted, be/feel resentful, take something amiss, take umbrage, be/get/feel upset, be/get/feel annoyed,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • take offense — be hurt, feel offended    Jan takes offense easily. Don t be critical of her poetry …   English idioms

  • To take offense — Offense Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • take offense — be insulted, be offended …   English contemporary dictionary

  • slow to take offense — index peaceable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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