miffed

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English

Etymology

From miff +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪft/, enPR: mĭft
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Adjective

miffed (comparative more miffed, superlative most miffed)

  1. (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:
      Donors might be miffed to find that a magnificent gift was not earmarked for rescue.
  2. (UK, regional) Confused; unable to understand.

Translations

Verb

miffed

  1. simple past and past participle of miff
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