mindmap root((不快)) offence implies a marked state of hurt displeasure: takes deep ~ at racial slurs. resentment suggests a longer lasting indignation or smoldering ill will: harbored a life-long ~ of his brother. umbrage implies a feeling of being snubbed or ignored: took ~ at a lecturer who debunked American legends. pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity: in a ~ she foolishly declined the invitation. dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation: walked out of the meeting in high ~. huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger, usually at a petty cause: in a ~ she threw the ring in his face.