to miff

Examples

• All

• What has President Obama done, Jack, that has you so miffed at him?

  Blog text (21)

• Some of you may be miffed by my apparent conflation of site traffic and readership.

  Blog text (14)

• The big sister has gone to bed, miffed about a boy she met at a Youth for Christ party.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I was a bit miffed at how much it felt like I was reading a Western.

  Blog text (31)

• Mom was miffed when I told her we'd have dinner at a friend's house.

  Fiction book (1998)

• During the course of it, Palin appeared miffed when asked to name her favorite news publications.

  Academic text (2010)

• To say that I'm a little miffed right now is an understatement!

  Blog text (16)

• Well, if you really want to know I'm a tad miffed.

  The Founder (2016)

• The old man was on his dignity, miffed at my shortness with him this morning, but the dog was ecstatic.

  Fiction book (1990)

• She was miff when her friend forgot her birthday.

Synonyms

O

to offend

vsto miff

524 2.8

Cause a person to feel hurt, upset and angry because of your words or actions

is milder and usually causes only a small annoyance rather than deep hurt

A

to annoy

vsto miff

246 1.0

Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions

sometimes also produces a small feeling of being offended

B

to bug

vsto miff

• Informal

85 3.7

To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly

is generally a one off small upset rather than repeated bothering

I

to irritate

vsto miff

78 2.9

Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions

tends to be about a one off slight upset rather than repeated bother

R

to rile

vsto miff

63 6.9

Make someone annoyed, often by small things

is less strong, causing only a slight upset rather than strong irritation

R

to ruffle

vsto miff

31 4.1

Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed

focuses more on a small annoyance than on disturbing composure

D

to displease

vsto miff

28 4.7

To make someone feel annoyed or unhappy

is more casual and personal, causing a small hurt feeling rather than formal upset

G

to get on someone's nerves

vsto miff

• Informal

7 4.9

To bother someone again and again until they feel angry

is milder and temporary rather than long term irritation

G

to get under someone's skin

vsto miff

• Informal

4 7.4

To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does

is only a slight upset and does not reach deep ongoing irritation

P

to pique

vsto miff

2 8.2

To offend someone and make them feel annoyed or hurt

is less about deep resentment and more about a light annoyance

P

to peeve

vsto miff

2 6.8

To make someone feel annoyed

is usually milder and not intended to provoke lasting resentment

Antonyms

P

to please

216 1.0

To make someone happy or satisfied

How Annoyed

to enrage

68 3.7

to annoy

246 1.0

to miff

8 8.0

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology