umbrage

a feeling of anger caused by being offended

Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.

Lat 'umbra' shadow

“He interrupted me in the middle of a commonplace remark, and to this effect: 'You are either a most fortunate or a most unfortunate young man!' So profoundly penetrated with thoughtfulness was the tone of his voice that I could not take umbrage.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

Cyrus, sipping chai near Kolkata's Botanical Gardens, took umbrage when a squirrel stole his nuts. "How dare you!" he shouted, chasing it under umbrellas of shadowy trees, feeling more offended with each nut the thief squirrel stashed away.

Ravi's eyes narrowed under the flickering lights of the Petit Champlain district as he noticed a tourist accidentally bump into an artisan selling maple syrup taffy. The artisan took umbrage, his hand twitching towards the wooden spoon beside the warming pot, ready to defend his stall against further mishaps.

“Inter-Allied tensions grew as the American commanders, Patton and Omar Bradley (then commanding US II Corps under Patton), took umbrage at what they saw as Montgomery's attitudes and boastfulness.”