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miff
miff M0288800 (mĭf)n.1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff.2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff.tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. [Possibly expressive of disgust.]miff (mɪf) vbto take offence or offendn1. a petulant mood2. a petty quarrel[C17: perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper]miff (mɪf) v.t. 1. to put into an irritable mood, esp. by offending; annoy; vex. n. 2. petulant displeasure; ill humor. 3. a petty quarrel. [1615–25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk] miff Past participle: miffed Gerund: miffing
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I miff | you miff | he/she/it miffs | we miff | you miff | they miff |
Preterite |
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I miffed | you miffed | he/she/it miffed | we miffed | you miffed | they miffed |
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I am miffing | you are miffing | he/she/it is miffing | we are miffing | you are miffing | they are miffing |
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I have miffed | you have miffed | he/she/it has miffed | we have miffed | you have miffed | they have miffed |
Past Continuous |
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I was miffing | you were miffing | he/she/it was miffing | we were miffing | you were miffing | they were miffing |
Past Perfect |
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I had miffed | you had miffed | he/she/it had miffed | we had miffed | you had miffed | they had miffed |
Future |
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I will miff | you will miff | he/she/it will miff | we will miff | you will miff | they will miff |
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I will have miffed | you will have miffed | he/she/it will have miffed | we will have miffed | you will have miffed | they will have miffed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be miffing | you will be miffing | he/she/it will be miffing | we will be miffing | you will be miffing | they will be miffing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been miffing | you have been miffing | he/she/it has been miffing | we have been miffing | you have been miffing | they have been miffing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been miffing | you will have been miffing | he/she/it will have been miffing | we will have been miffing | you will have been miffing | they will have been miffing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been miffing | you had been miffing | he/she/it had been miffing | we had been miffing | you had been miffing | they had been miffing |
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I would miff | you would miff | he/she/it would miff | we would miff | you would miff | they would miff |
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I would have miffed | you would have miffed | he/she/it would have miffed | we would have miffed | you would have miffed | they would have miffed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | miff - a state of irritation or annoyance huff, seeing redannoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | Verb | 1. | miff - cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"anger - make angry; "The news angered him" |
miffnounExtreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight:dudgeon, huff, offense, pique, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage.verbTo cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:affront, huff, insult, offend, outrage, pique.Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.Translationsmiff
get miffedTo become angry, agitated, or irritated. John always gets miffed over the traffic on his way to work. Don't get miffed with me, I was trying to be helpful! I got so miffed when I found out I was being audited that I threw my plate across the room.See also: get, miffmiffedIrritated and mildly angry. Typically used with modifiers such as "pretty" or "a little." I was a little miffed to find out the promotion had gone to someone else, especially after all the extra work I'd done for the company over the last month. You might want to give Mom a wide berth, Tom—she's pretty miffed at the moment.See also: miffmiffed mod. angry. She was a little miffed when I failed to show up, but she calmed down after a while. See also: miffMIFF
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miff
Synonyms for miffnoun extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slightSynonyms- dudgeon
- huff
- offense
- pique
- resentment
- ruffled feathers
- umbrage
verb to cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behaviorSynonyms- affront
- huff
- insult
- offend
- outrage
- pique
Synonyms for miffnoun a state of irritation or annoyanceSynonymsRelated Words- annoyance
- botheration
- irritation
- vexation
verb cause to be annoyedRelated Words |