miff
verb
[ mɪf ]
• annoy.
• "I'll confess it miffed me slightly at the time"
Similar:
annoyed,
displeased,
offended,
aggrieved,
piqued,
riled,
nettled,
vexed,
irked,
irritated,
upset,
hurt,
pained,
put out,
in a huff,
fed up,
chagrined,
disgruntled,
discontented,
resentful,
peeved,
narked,
browned off,
hacked off,
cheesed off,
not best pleased,
sore,
pissed off,
miff
noun
• a petty quarrel or fit of pique.
• "like ladies in a miff who won't explain"
Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps imitative; compare with early modern German muff, an exclamation of disgust.
