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1. • • miffed (adj.) "displeased, slightly offended," by 1824, past-participle adjective from miff (v.). Sir Walter Scott calls it "a women's phrase."
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   What does it mean if a person is miffed?

   • If you are miffed, you are slightly annoyed and hurt because of something which someone has said or done to you. Philip was pretty miffed at being cut out of his father's will. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers But he is right to take action, however miffed the party's fat-cat donors are.

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   What does Miff mean in English?

   • Miffed, meaning to be upset or to be put into A5956an irritable mood, is a British colloquial expression that dates from 1824, according to the OED. Miff, the noun, meaning a petty quarrel or disagreement dates from much earlier, 1623, according to the OED, but is rarely used these days.

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   When was miffed first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective miffed is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for miffed is from 1805, in the writing of William Clark. miffed is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miff v., ‑ed suffix1.

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   What does miffed mean in Harry Potter?

   • "miffed" -- that is the word that comes out when you try to say "pissed" when your lady is covering your mouth with her lovliness.... When asked of his feelings about the matter, Harry said "I am miffed ". Which we all know he was pissed but Gertrude's privates were covering his mouth at the time. Get the Miffed mug.

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   When was Miff first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb miff is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for miff is from 1797, in a letter by A. Barnard. It is also recorded as a noun from the early 1600s. miff is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: miff n.

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   Why do people get miffed at Computer Science?

   • They sometimes get a little miffed at the computer science community for thinking that “Oh, this is a brand-new idea.” He seems miffed that Liv Ullmann would go off and do a musical when he was thinking of putting her, accent and all, in his movie. He seemed miffed, after the game, to be adjudged the best player of the tournament.

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   Jan 14, 2019 · miffed (adj.)"displeased, slightly offended," by 1824, past-participle adjective from miff (v.). Sir Walter Scott calls it "a women's phrase."

   • Deutsch (German)

     Bedeutung von miffed: verärgert; "Verärgert, leicht...

   • Italiano (Italian)

     Significato di miffed: seccata; "scontento, leggermente...

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   The earliest known use of the adjective miffed is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for miffed is from 1805, in the writing of William Clark. miffed is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miff v., ‑ed suffix1. See etymology.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMIFFED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   wrathfully. See more results » (Definition of miffed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) miffed | American Dictionary. adjective. us / mɪft / Add to word list. annoyed, esp. at someone’s behavior toward you: I was miffed because she didn’t call all week.

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   miffed. (mɪft ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are miffed, you are slightly annoyed and hurt because of something which someone has said or done to you. [informal] I was a bit miffed about that. [+ about] Philip was pretty miffed at being cut out of his father's will.

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   Miffed, meaning to be upset or to be put into A5956an irritable mood, is a British colloquial expression that dates from 1824, according to the OED. Miff, the noun, meaning a petty quarrel or disagreement dates from much earlier, 1623, according to the OED, but is rarely used these days.

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   The earliest known use of the verb miff is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for miff is from 1797, in a letter by A. Barnard. It is also recorded as a noun from the early 1600s. miff is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: miff n. See etymology.

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   Miffed definition: put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident. See examples of MIFFED used in a sentence.