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
Saifullah	-	Arabic
Anemone	ə-NEM-ə-nee	English (Rare)
Acre	['eikə]
Letty	LET-ee	English
Theofylaktos	-	Greek
Teodora	te-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian