miffed
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[edit]miffed (comparative more miffed, superlative most miffed)
- (informal) Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.
- 2003, Jim Brewington, Let There Be Light Please!, →ISBN, page 130:
- I was miffed at Rick for his behavior. I was miffed at the coach, not for his naivete of deafness, but for his arrogance, which converted his ignorance to stupidity.
- 2018, Josh Scorcher, Taking "28 Pranks Later" too Seriously:
- And also, it's generally not a good idea to prank someone who's already miffed at you.
- 2021 November 27, “In preparing for disasters, museums face tough choices”, in The Economist[1]:
- Donors might be miffed to find that a magnificent gift was not earmarked for rescue.
- (UK, regional) Confused; unable to understand.
Translations
[edit]somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
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Verb
[edit]miffed
- simple past and past participle of miff
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