miff
To offend slightlyTo offend slightly.
» I hope you're not too miffed.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive, usually)To offend slightly.
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.
verstimmen, beleidigen
(intransitive)To become slightly offended.
1905, George Barr McCutcheon, Jane Cable She miffed and started to reply, but thought better of it.
обижа́тьсяobižátʹsja
- cause to be annoyed
Examples
5 sentencesI hope you're not too miffed.
Tom is a bit miffed that we didn't tell him the truth.
Том трохи роздратований тим, що ми не розповіли йому правду.
I was miffed at her attitude.
deIch war von ihrem Verhalten genervt.
I hope that you're not too miffed.
Andrew was quite right to be miffed that Anna hadn't waited for him – he had always waited for her in the past.
deAndreas war – zu Recht – beleidigt, dass Anna nicht auf ihn gewartet hatte; denn er hatte bis dahin immer auf sie gewartet.
Translations
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Origin
Compare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meaningsCompare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and Dutch moppen (“growl, grouse”). Probably related to mop (“grimace”).
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Forms
miffs, miffing, miffed, miffedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle