10 8days.sg Stories With New Headlines Using The Word ‘Umbrage’ That Show What The Word Means

If you still don’t know what the word ‘umbrage’ means by now — you didn’t Google for the word yesterday like the rest of Singapore?! — don’t worry you’ve come to the right place. But instead of giving you the dictionary’s definition of the word, we figured you would understand it better in the form of past 8days.sg headlines.

Ladies and ahem, gentlemen, scroll down, read and try not to take umbrage.

Original headline:
Elvin Ng Thinks That Comparing His Ombre Suit To A Tampon Is “A Bit Offensive”

New headline:
Elvin Ng Takes Umbrage At Being Compared To A Tampon

Original headline:
Zhu Houren Thinks Those Who Flout Circuit Breaker Rules Should Pay Their Own Hospital Bills If They Get COVID-19

New headline:
Zhu Houren Takes Umbrage At The Irresponsible Behaviour Of Covidiots

Original headline:
Tay Ping Hui Says He’s “Disappointed” In The Scammers Who Impersonated Him Online ’Cos They Did Such A Lousy Job At It

New headline:
Tay Ping Hui Takes Umbrage At Scammers’ Lousy Impersonation Of Him

Original headline:
Jeanette Aw Says Accusations Of Her Being "Selective" With Bake Sale Customers Are "Not True"

New headline:
Jeanette Aw Takes Umbrage At Accusations Of Her Being "Selective" With Bake Sale Customers

Original headline:
“Look At Who You’re Dealing With”: Jay Chou To Netizen Who Claimed The Singer Has A Child With An Air Stewardess

New headline:
Jay Chou Takes Umbrage At Netizen’s Claims That He Has A Child With An Air Stewardess

Original headline:
Hongkong Actor Alex Fong Hates Being Called The "Richard Gere Of The East"

New headline:
Hongkong Actor Alex Fong Takes Umbrage At Being Called The "Richard Gere Of The East"

Original headline:
Joey Yung Just Offended China With This Selfie

New headline:
China Takes Umbrage At Joey Yung’s Selfie

Original headline:
Li Ronghao Responds To Haters Who Say He'll "Never Be As Good As Jay Chou"

New headline:
Li Ronghao Takes Umbrage At Comments From Haters Who Say He'll "Never Be As Good As Jay Chou"

Original headline:
Christy Chung, 50, Defends Herself Against Haters Who Tell Her To Stop Thinking About Having Children At Her Age

New headline:
Haters Tell Christy Chung, 50, To Stop Thinking About Having Children At Her Age; She Takes Umbrage At Their Comments

Original headline:
Chapman To Lashes Out At WHO Official For Avoiding Questions On COVID-19 Situation In Taiwan

New headline:
Chapman To Takes Umbrage At WHO Official’s Refusal To Answer Questions On COVID-19 Situation In Taiwan