Pronunciation: /teɪk ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
noun a person or thing that is the object of a reaction or feeling
A1 I don't like it when people take exception to my ideas.
A2 She always takes exception to criticism, no matter how constructive it is.
B1 He tends to take exception to any form of disrespect towards him.
B2 The CEO took exception to the employee's insubordinate behavior.
C1 The professor took exception to the student's blatant plagiarism.
C2 The politician often takes exception to any criticism of his policies.
verb to disagree or challenge something
A1 She took exception to his rude comment and walked away.
A2 The customer took exception to the poor service and demanded a refund.
B1 I take exception to being treated unfairly in the workplace.
B2 The politician took exception to the accusations made against him.
C1 The artist took exception to the critics who misunderstood her work.
C2 The professor took exception to the student's disrespectful behavior in class.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 I take exception to his rude behavior.
A2 She takes exception to people talking loudly in the library.
B1 The customer took exception to the poor service and demanded a refund.
B2 I take exception to your accusations of dishonesty.
C1 The politician took exception to the journalist's questioning of his policies.
C2 The professor took exception to the student's disrespectful comments during the lecture.
formal The lawyer decided to take exception to the judge's ruling and filed an appeal.
informal I always take exception when someone criticizes my favorite sports team.
slang She really took exception to his comment and gave him a piece of her mind.
figurative The artist took exception to the gallery's decision to display her painting in a less prominent spot.
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