miffed
adjective/mɪft/
/mɪft/
[not usually before noun] (informal)- slightly angry or upset synonym annoyed
- miffed about/at/by something He was understandably miffed about not getting chosen.
- miffed that… She’s a bit miffed that we’re not taking her with us.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: perhaps imitative; compare with early modern German muff, an exclamation of disgust + -edDefinitions on the go
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