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miff

/mɪf/
Meanings
  • Verb

    to make someone annoyed or upset

    - "He got miffed when she forgot their anniversary."
    - "She miffed him by telling a lie."
Synonyms

tiff
Rhymes
Words rhyming with miff
grief , rief , stief , thief
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. miffed (en) : feeling annoyed or upset

  2. miff (en) : a small container for storing tobacco

  3. miff (en) : to move or lift lightly

Variants
List of all variants of miff that leads to same result
miff , miffs , miffed , miffing
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to be angry' in Scottish English.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'miffed' was popularized in American English by Mark Twain in his novel 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.

  2. The word 'miffed' is also used in cricket to describe a batsman being distracted or annoyed by something while batting.

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