adjective
aroused to impatience or anger
-
made an irritated gesture
-
feeling nettled from the constant teasing
-
peeved about being left out
-
felt really pissed at her snootiness
-
riled no end by his lies
-
roiled by the delay
• Syn:
• Similar to: ↑displeased
* * *
adj
annoyed, irritated, displeased, aggrieved, nettled, hurt, offended, put out, resentful, upset, vexed, irked, disgruntled, chagrined, piqued
COLLOQ. in a huff, peeved
SLANG cheesed off, narked
≠ delighted, pleased; colloq. chuffed
* * *
* * *
adjectivehe looks thoroughly miffed — Jacob Hay
still miffed because he wasn't … honored with the assignment — Joseph Wechsberg
miffed that my arrival did not rate a more formal reception — Mohamed Mehdevi
* * *
/mift/, adj.
put into an irritable mood, esp. by an offending incident: I was miffed when they didn't invite me to the party.
[1815-25; MIFF + -ED2]
* * *
miffed adjective
• • •
Main Entry: ↑miff
* * *
slightly annoyed or offended
Thesaurus: feeling angry or annoyedsynonym
* * *
/ˈmıft/ adj [more \miffed; most \miffed]
informal : slightly angry or annoyed
She was miffed at them for not inviting her to the party.
* * *
slightly angry or upset
•
She's a bit miffed that we're not taking her with us.
Word Origin:
[miffed] early 17th cent.: perhaps imitative; compare with early modern German muff, an exclamation of disgust + ↑-ed
Example Bank:
•
understandably miffed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.