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[ mift ] / mɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR miffed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveput into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident: I was miffed when they didn't invite me to the party. Origin of miffedFirst recorded in 1815–25; miff + -ed2 Words nearby miffedMiescher, Miescher's granulomatosis, Mies van der Rohe, mifepristone, miff, miffed, Mifflin, miffy, Mifune, mig, migas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for miffedI 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. Grant Stoddard: Men Have It Worse|Grant Stoddard|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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. 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
Words related to miffedoffended, pained, resentful, annoyed, irritated, peeved, upset, disgruntled, nettled, chagrined, riled, vexed, piqued, irked, put out |