miff

[ mif ]
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noun
  1. petulant displeasure; ill humor.

  2. a petty quarrel.

verb (used with object)
  1. to give minor offense to; offend.

Origin of miff

1
1615–25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk

Other words for miff

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How to use miff in a sentence

  • I was sorry to lose them, though while we lived together we had had our little miffs and jealousies.

  • He said they were perfect miffs to be nosed around like that.

    Sunny Slopes | Ethel Hueston

British Dictionary definitions for miff

miff

/ (mɪf) informal /


verb
  1. to take offence or offend

noun
  1. a petulant mood

  2. a petty quarrel

Origin of miff

1
C17: perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper

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