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- [mif]
- /mɪf/
- /mɪf/
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- [mif]
- /mɪf/
Definitions of miff word
- noun miff petulant displeasure; ill humor. 1
- noun miff a petty quarrel. 1
- verb with object miff to give minor offense to; offend. 1
- noun miff Annoy. 1
- transitive verb miff offend or annoy 1
- verb miff to take offence or offend 0
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Origin of miff
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk
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Parts of speech for Miff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miff popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miff
verb miff
- displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- resent — to send again.
- bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
noun miff
- temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- hissy fit — Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum.
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- ill temper — bad or irritable disposition.
Antonyms for miff
verb miff
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
noun miff
- ff — form feed
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