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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 annoyanceplay

  Familiarity information: MIFF used as a noun is very rare.


MIFF (verb)
  The verb MIFF has 1 sense:

1. cause to be annoyedplay

  Familiarity information: MIFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MIFF (noun)


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)


MIFF (verb)


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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