miffed

[ mift ]

/ mɪft /

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adjective

put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident: I was miffed when they didn't invite me to the party.

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Origin of miffed

First recorded in 1815–25; miff + -ed²

miff

[ mif ]

/ mɪf /

noun

petulant displeasure; ill humor.

a petty quarrel.

verb (used with object)

to give minor offense to; offend.

Origin of miff

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

SYNONYMS FOR miff

3. annoy, provoke, irritate, vex.

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Examples from the Web for miffed

I am miffed that Open Zion will not be around for me to mock what comes of the Kerry-helmed peace talks.
Somewhere Over the Separation Barrier|Maysoon Zayid|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Poland, for example, was miffed by the abrupt cancellation of a U.S. anti-missile program.
Can You Kindly Keep Your Election Out of Canada?|David Frum|July 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gingrich miffed the media with her affection for Tiffany jewelry.
The Tricky Traveling Wardrobe|Robin Givhan|July 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Each of these incidents incited the miffed woman to disseminate mild hearsay about my sexual orientation or general oddness.
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It was hard for Malone to tell whether she was miffed by the mention of insanity, or at being left out.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett
He did know, but he was miffed to think he had missed a problem that Bertrand Ashe had been able to solve.
Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School|Mabel C. Hawley
Gard met no success in stemming the tide, miffed as he was about this social seclusion of the daughter.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry
I declare I never in my life inserted a word between the columns of the Athenum: I feel huffed and miffed at the very supposition.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan
Whenever Jane happened to be "miffed" her husband tactically retreated to what he now termed "Fancy's rest camp."
The Soul of Susan Yellam|Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for miffed

miff

/ (mɪf) informal /

verb

to take offence or offend

noun

a petulant mood

a petty quarrel

Word Origin for miff

C17: perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper

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Word Origin and History for miffed

miffed

adj.

1824, past participle adjective from miff (v.). Sir Walter Scott calls it "a women's phrase."

miff

1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (cf. German muffen "to sulk").

miff

1797, "to take offense at;" 1811, "to put out of humor," from miff (n.). Related: miffed; miffing.

miffed

adjective

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