miffed

adjective
🔊/mɪft/
🔊/mɪft/
[not usually before noun] (informal)
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  1. slightly angry or upset有点恼火;有点不高兴 synonym annoyed
    • miffed about/at/by something He was understandably miffed about not getting chosen.可以理解的是,他为自己没有被选中而感到沮丧。
    • miffed that… She’s a bit miffed that we’re not taking her with us.她有点不高兴我们不带她去。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: perhaps imitative; compare with early modern German muff, an exclamation of disgust + -ed