miff
/mɪf
/verb [with object] informal
Annoy: I’ll confess it miffed me slightly at the time a doctor might be miffed by claims that the cure had no medical explanation...
- I am slightly miffed that the NTUC Fairprice in my area is taking so long to be done with its renovations.
- I had found the whole incident rather amusing, but he was slightly miffed by it.
- I am somewhat miffed that if I am ever to achieve this ambition, I will have to put up with rather too much of this idiot's writings.
Synonyms
annoyed, displeased, offended, aggrieved, piqued, riled, nettled, vexed, irked, irritated, upset, hurt, pained, put out, in a huff, fed up, chagrined, disgruntled, discontented, resentful
informal peeved, narked, browned off, hacked off
British informal cheesed off, not best pleased
North American informal sore
vulgar slang pissed off
noun archaic
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.