miff

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noun

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

miff

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verb

miffed; miffing; miffs

transitive verb

: to put into an ill humor : offend

Examples of miff in a Sentence

Noun “No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Verb
The raid miffed American officials as well. Tom Nagorski, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 Trump is still pretty miffed, though. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 Someone will be miffed to miss out. Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Trump is miffed that Xi Jinping’s Communist Party got the better of him in his first administration from 2017 to 2021. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miff

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of miff was in 1623

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“Miff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miff. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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