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41exception — n. 1 the act or an instance of excepting; the state of being excepted (made an exception in my case). 2 a thing that has been or will be excepted. 3 an instance that does not follow a rule. Phrases and idioms: take exception (often foll. by to)… …
42take personally — please don t take this personally, but I think the trim should be a shade darker Syn: take offense, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt …
43take offence — BE OFFENDED, take exception, take something personally, feel affronted, feel resentful, take something amiss, take umbrage, get upset, get annoyed, get angry, get into a huff; Brit. informal get the hump. → offence * * * take offence To feel… …
44take 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,… …
45exception — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, abnormality, adverse criticism, allowance, amazement, animadversion, anomaly, answer, argument, aspersion, astonishing thing, astonishment, bad notices, bad press, ban, bar, barring, beef, bitch …
46take issue with — Synonyms and related words: abjure, agree to differ, agree to disagree, assert the contrary, be at cross purposes, be at variance, be in dissent, beg to differ, belie, bicker over, contend about, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert,… …
47take umbrage — I would take umbrage at that if I thought you were serious Syn: take offense, take exception, be aggrieved, be affronted, be annoyed, be angry, be indignant, be put out, be insulted, be hurt, be piqued, be resentful, be disgruntled, go into a… …
48exception — See: TAKE EXCEPTION TO …
49exception — See: TAKE EXCEPTION TO …
50exception — See: take exception to …
