The meaning of Miff

adjective

Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.

Usage examples:

They were aggrieved at the outcome

adjective

Unhappy, hurt, and angry because of unfair treatment

Usage examples:

Our hearts go out to the aggrieved families of the innocent victims.

adjective

Slightly angry; irritated.

Usage examples:

Kelly was annoyed with him

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Angry

Usage examples:

I was so annoyed with him for turning up late., he was annoyed at the way she tried to take over th…

verb

Make or become brown, typically by cooking.

Usage examples:

A skillet in which food has been browned

adjective

Of a colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, as of dark wood or rich soil.

Usage examples:

An old brown coat

adjective

(of a person) dark-skinned or suntanned.

Usage examples:

His face was brown from the sun

verb

Feel distressed or humiliated.

Usage examples:

He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him

adjective

Feeling disappointed or angry, especially by a failure or mistake

Usage examples:

He was staring at the ruined bike with a horribly chagrined expression., she feels a little chagrin…

adjective

Dissatisfied, especially with one's circumstances.

Usage examples:

I am so discontented with my work

adjective

Feeling unhappy because you want better treatment or an improved situation

Usage examples:

He had to cope with large numbers of discontented passengers., nurses are increasingly discontented…

adjective

Angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public

verb

Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

adjective

Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something

Usage examples:

A disgruntled employee

adjective

Feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure.

Usage examples:

He was displeased with your work

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

adjective

Annoyed or unhappy

Usage examples:

I am very unhappy and displeased with what i have read., he says you weren't entirely displeased at…

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

verb

Irritate; annoy.

Usage examples:

It irks her to think of the runaround she received

verb

Past simple and past participle of irk

Usage examples:

The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.

adjective

Showing or feeling slight anger; annoyed.

Usage examples:

The irritated look on alec's face

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

adjective

Annoyed

Usage examples:

I began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions.

adjective

Annoyed.

Usage examples:

I was narked at being pushed around

verb

Cause annoyance to.

Usage examples:

Women like her nark me

verb

Past simple and past participle of nark

Usage examples:

I was a bit narked by david's comment.

verb

Irritate or annoy (someone).

Usage examples:

‘i was only asking,’ jess said, nettled

noun

A herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs.

Usage examples:

These so-called host plants include many broadleaf weeds and cover crops such as nettles, mallow, c…

verb

Past simple and past participle of nettle

Usage examples:

She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.

adjective

Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult.

Usage examples:

He sounded rather offended

verb

Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

Usage examples:

17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

adjective

Upset and angry, often because someone has been rude

Usage examples:

Many staff members were deeply offended by his email.

adjective

Affected with pain, especially mental pain; hurt or troubled.

Usage examples:

A pained expression came over his face

verb

Cause mental or physical pain to.

Usage examples:

It pains me to say this

verb

Annoy or irritate.

Usage examples:

That was the one thing that peeved him

adjective

Annoyed or irritated.

Usage examples:

A somewhat peeved tone

adjective

Annoyed

Usage examples:

He was peeved because we didn't ask him what he thought about the idea.

verb

Arouse (interest or curiosity).

Usage examples:

With his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find

verb

Score a pique against (one's opponent).

noun

A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.

Usage examples:

He left in a fit of pique

adjective

Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Usage examples:

He was angry and resentful of their intrusion

Full of or marked by indignant ill will

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

Usage examples:

He has been riled by suggestions that his arsenal future is in doubt

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset

adjective

(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic.

Usage examples:

The vexed question of how much money the government is going to spend

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

Usage examples:

The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective

Troubling and difficult

Usage examples:

A vexed question