miff
noun · verbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A small argument; a quarrel.
Đồng nghĩa: tiff
- 2.
A state of being offended.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive, usually)(transitive, usually used in the passive) To offend slightly.
1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet […] answered my Thetis, a little miffed perhaps -- to use the women's phrase — that I turned the conversation upon my former partner, rather than addressed it to herself.
1911, James Oliver Curwood, Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "Don't get miffed about it, man," returned Nome with an irritating laugh.
- 2.
(intransitive)To become slightly offended.
1905, George Barr McCutcheon, Jane Cable She miffed and started to reply, but thought better of it.
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Compare muffeln and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and moppen. Probably related to mop (grimace).