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MIFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does miff mean?
• MIFF (noun)
The noun MIFF has 1 sense:
1. a state of irritation or annoyance
Familiarity information: MIFF used as a noun is very rare.
• MIFF (verb)
The verb MIFF has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: MIFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of irritation or annoyance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
huff; miff; seeing red
Hypernyms ("miff" is a kind of...):
annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)
Derivation:
miff (cause to be annoyed)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be annoyed
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
His behavior really miffed me
Hypernyms (to "miff" is one way to...):
anger (make angry)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot miff Sue
The performance is likely to miff Sue
Derivation:
miff (a state of irritation or annoyance)
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