miff

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

miff, n. [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness, sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muffïg sullen, pouting.].

 A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.  Fielding.  [1913 Webster]

miff, v. t. 

 To offend slightly.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

miff, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. (usu. in passive) put out of humour; offend.
--n.
1 a petty quarrel.
2 a huff.

Etymology

perh. imit.: cf. G muff, exclam. of disgust

THESAURUS

miff

aggravate, altercation, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beef, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, conniption, devil, discompose, dispute, distemper, disturb, dog, dudgeon, embitter, exasperate, exercise, falling-out, fash, ferment, fit, fret, fume, get, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, high dudgeon, hound, huff, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, pester, pet, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, rankle, resentment, rhubarb, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, run-in, set up, snuff, spat, squabble, stew, stir the blood, stir up, tease, tiff, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, umbrage, vex, work up, worry

ROGET THESAURUS

miff

Resentment

N resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation, exasperation, bitter resentment, wrathful indignation, pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness, acrimony, asperity, spleen, gall, heart-burning, heart-swelling, rankling, ill humor, bad humor, ill temper, bad temper, irascibility, ill blood, revenge, excitement, irritation, warmth, bile, choler, ire, fume, pucker, dander, ferment, ebullition, towering passion, acharnement, angry mood, taking, pet, tiff, passion, fit, tantrums, burst, explosion, paroxysm, storm, rage, fury, desperation, violence, fire and fury, vials of wrath, gnashing of teeth, hot blood, high words, scowl, sulks, affront, provocation, offense, indignity, grudge, crow to pluck, bone to pick, sore subject, casus belli, ill turn, outrage, Furies, Eumenides, buffet, slap in the face, box on the ear, rap on the knuckles, angry, wrath, irate, ireful, wrathful, cross, Achillean, sulky, bitter, virulent, acrimonious &c (discourteous), violent, warm, burning, boiling, boiling over, fuming, raging, foaming, foaming at the mouth, convulsed with rage, offended, waxy, acharne, wrought, worked up, indignant, hurt, sore, set against, fierce, wild, rageful, furious, mad with rage, fiery, infuriate, rabid, savage, relentless, flushed with anger, flushed with rage, in a huff, in a stew, in a fume, in a pucker, in a passion, in a rage, in a fury, in a taking, in a way, on one's high ropes, up in arms, in high dudgeon, angrily, in the height of passion, in the heat of passion, in the heat of the moment, Int, tantaene animis coelestibus irae!, marry come up!, zounds!, 'sdeath!, one's blood being up, one's back being up, one's monkey being up, fervens difficili bile jecur, the gorge rising, eyes flashing fire, the blood rising, the blood boiling, haeret lateri lethalis arundo, beware the fury of a patient man, furor arma ministrat, ira furor brevis est, quem Jupiter vult perdere dementat prius, What, drunk with choler?.