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Dictionary: miff   (mĭf) pronunciation
n.
  1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff.
  2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff.
tr.v., miffed, miff·ing, miffs.
To cause to become offended or annoyed.

[Possibly expressive of disgust.]


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noun

    Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight: dudgeon, huff, offense, pique, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.

verb

    To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior: affront, huff, insult, offend, outrage, pique. Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to. See attack/defend, pain/pleasure.

Antonyms: miff
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v

Definition: annoy, bewilder
Antonyms: appease, mollify, please


WordNet: miff
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a state of irritation or annoyance
  Synonyms: huff, seeing red


The verb miff has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cause to be annoyed


Translations: Miff
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fornærme, støde
n. - ynkeligt skænderi, surmuleri

Nederlands (Dutch)
nijdig maken, krenken, kleine ruzie, nijdige bui

Français (French)
v. tr. - vexer
n. - vexation

Deutsch (German)
v. - verärgern
n. - Streit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοργίζω, τσατίζω
n. - κακοκεφιά

Italiano (Italian)
offendere, seccarsi, broncio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - zangar-se
n. - zanga (f), enfado (m)

Русский (Russian)
размолвка, разозлиться, увянуть, обиженный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disgustar, ofender
n. - disgusto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra (bli) stött (sur)
n. - gruff, förtrytelse, oenighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使恼怒, 小争执, 微怒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使惱怒
n. - 小爭執, 微怒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 성나게 하다
n. - 성남, 싸움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くだらないけんか, むかっ腹
v. - むっとさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كدر (الاسم) إستياء, سحنه, مظهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיז, העליב‬
n. - ‮מריבה קטנונית, רוגז‬


 
 
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