Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miffed

/mɪft/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: miffed
IPA: /mɪft/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.

Informal

adj

Confused; unable to understand.

British usage

verb

simple past and past participle of miff

Example Sentences

"I was miffed at Rick for his behavior. I was miffed at the coach, not for his naivete of deafness, but for his arrogance, which converted his ignorance to stupidity."
"And also, it's generally not a good idea to prank someone who's already miffed at you."
"Donors might be miffed to find that a magnificent gift was not earmarked for rescue."

Etymology

From miff + -ed.

Usage

Informal
British usage

Inflected Forms

more miffed (comparative) most miffed (superlative)

Derived Forms

miffedly miffedness unmiffed

Synonyms

annoyed irritated nettled peeved pissed pissed off riled roiled steamed stung

Rhymes With

gift shift lift swift drift rift thrift adrift sift sniffed clift stiffed

Questions

How do you pronounce miffed?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪft/.
What does miffed mean?: Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
Where does miffed come from?: From miff + -ed.

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