Standard Lemma guide

miffed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mɪft/
  • mĭft
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪft
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Confused; unable to understand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, regional

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of miff

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

aroused to impatience or anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • made an irritated gesture
  • feeling nettled from the constant teasing
  • peeved about being left out
  • felt really pissed at her snootiness
  • riled no end by his lies
  • roiled by the delay

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From miff + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有點惱火 /有点恼火 (yǒudiǎn nǎohuǒ) — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Czech: namíchnutý — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Czech: dotčený — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Czech: naštvaný — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Czech: nakrknutý — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Dutch: geïrriteerd — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Dutch: op de tenen getrapt — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Finnish: loukkaantunut — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Finnish: ärsyyntynyt — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • French: irrité — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Galician: amolado — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • German: angefressen — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • German: übelgenommen — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • German: verschnupft — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Malagasy: tezitra — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Malagasy: monamonaina — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Malagasy: leo — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Polish: poirytowany — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Portuguese: indignado(a) — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Russian: разозлённый (razozljónnyj) — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Russian: раздражённый (razdražónnyj) — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Spanish: indignado — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Spanish: irritado — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Swedish: sur — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Swedish: småsur — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Turkish: dargın — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Turkish: gücenmiş — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed
  • Turkish: kırılmış — somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed