miffed

verb

past tense of miff
as in annoyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffed
  1. annoyed
  2. peeved
  3. irritated
  4. exasperated
  5. vexed
  6. affronted
  7. offended
  8. aggravated
Verb
  • Stewart was annoyed that a game against the Washington Mystics earlier in the year took nearly three hours to complete.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Part of me is annoyed that the process didn’t hand me a neat solution.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyed
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
Definition of peeved
Verb
  • The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The comments irritated Ilicali, who took to social media in response.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritated
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  • When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exasperated
Verb
  • The Dolphins’ third-down snaps vexed the Chiefs most of the afternoon.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Aging air traffic control equipment and technology issues have vexed airline executives for years.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of vexed
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
Definition of affronted
Verb
  • Consider its waiver, then, not just a warning but an attempt to weed out those who may be offended or triggered.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The debate intensified over the weekend when former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on Newsmax, said he would be offended if Mamdani attended the ceremony.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of offended
Verb
  • Stribling suffered an ankle injury in Week 1 and was expected to miss 10 weeks, giving him a timeline to return in November, while Kirk aggravated a calf injury early in training camp and is eligible to return Week 5 against the Seattle Seahawks.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Alyssa Louise Anderson, the driver of the vehicle, has been arrested and booked into the Canyon County Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter, aggravated DUI, and leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to online court records.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of aggravated
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“Miffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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