miffed

past tense of miff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffed
Verb
  • Studio executives who annoyed her might find their films receiving tepid coverage.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Biden administration also had a commitment to AI safety that annoyed AI companies.
    — Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On Monday against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark spent the game peeved at the officials and picked up her fifth technical after clapping in an antagonizing manner toward a rival.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • As the round progressed, DeChambeau’s body language went from purposeful to puzzled to downright peeved, which is something of a typical descent for DeChambeau.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Salazar’s attempt to distance herself from the increasingly-unpopular president could potentially appease moderate and independent voters, but her TV ad also irritated Trump personally — as well as some of his hard-core MAGA supporters.
    — Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Some develop in varicose veins; others form where a needle or IV has irritated a vein.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In interviews with dozens of voters casting their ballots early in the Detroit area, few were aware of the Democratic infighting, and those who were aware were exasperated.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Strategy has been nonexistent in that turret — another problem — but Jama has been visibly exasperated by Acaster’s guilty conscience.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Most Martian meteorites are just a couple billion years old, which has long vexed scientists, given that spacecraft observations of the Red Planet suggest much of its surface is more than 3 billion years old.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Maduro vexed the no-nonsense judge by using his plea hearing to condemn the case, with Hellerstein cutting him off and entering a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • She’s offended by her father’s brusque, dismissive, unpaternal ways.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Edge rusher Myles Garrett aggravated a left knee injury and underwent surgery.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Outside linebackers Jalen Phillips (hamstring, aggravated from a week ago) and Thomas Incoom (calf) are being evaluated.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Miffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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