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单词 miff
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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
Imperative
miff
miff
Present
I miff
you miff
he/she/it miffs
we miff
you miff
they miff
Preterite
I miffed
you miffed
he/she/it miffed
we miffed
you miffed
they miffed
Present Continuous
I am miffing
you are miffing
he/she/it is miffing
we are miffing
you are miffing
they are miffing
Present Perfect
I have miffed
you have miffed
he/she/it has miffed
we have miffed
you have miffed
they have miffed
Past Continuous
I was miffing
you were miffing
he/she/it was miffing
we were miffing
you were miffing
they were miffing
Past Perfect
I had miffed
you had miffed
he/she/it had miffed
we had miffed
you had miffed
they had miffed
Future
I will miff
you will miff
he/she/it will miff
we will miff
you will miff
they will miff
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
Conditional
I would miff
you would miff
he/she/it would miff
we would miff
you would miff
they would miff
Past Conditional
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
Thesaurus
Noun1.miff - a state of irritation or annoyancemiff - a state of irritation or annoyance huff, seeing redannoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Verb1.miff - cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

miff

nounExtreme 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.
Translations

miff


get miffed

To 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, miff

miffed

Irritated 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: miff

miffed

mod. angry. She was a little miffed when I failed to show up, but she calmed down after a while. See also: miff

MIFF


AcronymDefinition
MIFFMiami International Film Festival (Florida)
MIFFMagic Image File Format
MIFFMagick Image File Format (bitmap image storage; ImageMagick)
MIFFMalaysian International Furniture Fair (trade show)
MIFFMaine International Film Festival
MIFFMumbai International Film Festival (India)
MIFFMontezuma International Film Festival (Montezuma, Costa Rica)

miff


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Synonyms for miff

noun extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight

Synonyms

  • dudgeon
  • huff
  • offense
  • pique
  • resentment
  • ruffled feathers
  • umbrage

verb to cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior

Synonyms

  • affront
  • huff
  • insult
  • offend
  • outrage
  • pique

Synonyms for miff

noun a state of irritation or annoyance

Synonyms

  • huff
  • seeing red

Related Words

  • annoyance
  • botheration
  • irritation
  • vexation

verb cause to be annoyed

Related Words

  • anger
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