Meanings of give umbrage in English

However, you are well constituted to give umbrage to a poor husband.

The pleasures which my love afforded me could give umbrage to no one.

I will answer for it, they will be too grateful to give umbrage to their restorer.

In conclusion, he recommended to Anilco to discontinue any farther intercourse with him, lest he might give umbrage to the confederated caciques.

The Holy League of Europe, itself, was formed without inquiring of the United States, whether it would or would not give umbrage to them.

Not only did such pretensions at that time excite the suspicions of the but they were calculated to give umbrage to the United States government.

The Major observed that the influence of Kara-Tete gave umbrage to Kai-Koumou.

The vote of the house of lords also alarmed and gave umbrage to Ireland's agitators.

She is so dreadfully jealous, and I expect it was your singing that gave umbrage.

All this gave umbrage to Garibaldi, but no hypocrisy and much wisdom inspired these acts.

In all probability his greatest crime was his having given umbrage to the favourite, lady Masham.

Plainly, because there had been some late infringements of it, which gave umbrage to the commons.

They had last year imposed a corn-law which gave umbrage to all classes of mercantile men.

Michelangelo's relations with young men, there is a singular humility which gives umbrage to his editors.

The establishment of so important an institution as a slave-factory within the jurisdiction of the younger savage, gave umbrage to the elder.

But if during her preparations she had given umbrage to one of the boys, her retreat was soon invaded with cries of-Ah