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MIFFED
annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung
(adjective) aroused to impatience or anger; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
miffed (comparative more miffed, superlative most miffed)
(informal) Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.
Verb
miffed
simple past tense and past participle of miff
Source: Wiktionary
MIFF
Miff, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness, sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muffĂŻg sullen, pouting.]
Definition: A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. Fielding.
Miff, v. t.
Definition: To offend slightly. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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