take exception

(to something)

1. to take offense at something. I must take exception to your remark. Sue took exception to Fred's characterization of Bill as a cheapskate.

2. to disagree with something. I have to take exception to the figure you quoted. The manager took exception to the statement about having only three employees.

take exception

To express opposition by argument; object to: took exception to the prosecutor's line of questioning.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hari	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali
Rubin	['ru:bin]
Walt	WAWLT	English
Moody	['mu:di]
Africa (2)	-	Irish, Scottish
Beatrice	be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)	Italian, English, Swedish