Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take offense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
take of-fense
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

Inflected Forms

takes offense (present, singular) taking offense (participle, present) took offense (past) taken offense (participle, past) take offence (alternative)

Synonyms

take umbrage take exception resent take amiss

Questions

What does take offense mean?
To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

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