miff (redirected from miffs)

miff  (mf)

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.

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[Possibly expressive of disgust.]

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miff [mɪf] Informal

vb

to take offence or offend

n

1. a petulant mood

2. a petty quarrel

[perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miff - a state of irritation or annoyance   huff, seeing red annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Verb	1.	miff - cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me" anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

Translations

miff [mɪf]

A. N → disgusto m

B. VT → disgustar, ofender
he was pretty miffed about it → se ofendió bastante por eso

miff

vt (inf) to be miffed at or about something (= annoyed) → über etw (acc) → verärgert sein; (= offended) → sich wegen etw auf den Schlips getreten fühlen (inf); to get miffed at something → sich über etw (acc) → erhitzen