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miff

1 of 2

noun

1
: a fit of ill humor
2
: a trivial quarrel

miff

2 of 2

verb

miffed; miffing; miffs

transitive verb

: to put into an ill humor : offend

Example Sentences

Noun “No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Others were miffed by the obvious double standards. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020 Ankara is also miffed that Washington is backing Turkey’s rivals in a natural gas dispute with Cyprus and in other regional conflicts. Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019 President Trump was reportedly miffed by Mulvaney's admission, and even the Justice Department distanced itself from Mulvaney's statement. Doug Criss, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019 York’s report at the Examiner examined documents sent by State Department inspector general Steve Linick to Congress, responding to members miffed by a presidential visit to the Turnberry Resort. John Hirschauer, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019 Scouts were miffed that Alabama’s Quinnen Williams, seen by some of the top talent in the draft, wasn’t even slightly under consideration by Lynch and Shanahan. Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 25 July 2019 Both were rejected for San Francisco’s pilot program; city officials were miffed by their abrupt rollout of numerous scooters a year ago without permission. Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 12 June 2019 Owens was inducted into the Hall, but won’t be attending the ceremony, which has miffed the game’s establishment. Jason Gay, WSJ, 26 July 2018 One of OnePlus’s greatest strengths is catering to Android enthusiasts on a budget, so some buyers are going to be miffed by this decision. Michael Simon, PCWorld, 13 Sep. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1811, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of miff was in 1623
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