miffing
Causing minor annoyance
Miffing is the act of causing mild offense or annoyance.
Someone miffing you has done something slightly irritating rather than deeply upsetting: She kept miffing him with her little digs about his cooking.
The word carries a light, almost quaint tone—being miffed suggests wounded pride or petty irritation, not genuine anger.
Showing contempt through words
- affrontingDeliberately causing offense
- slightingDeliberately showing disrespect
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
- disrespectingShowing lack of regard
wounding · hurting · stinging · offending · upsetting · rebuffing · spurning · brushing off
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
bothersome · galling · nettlesome · provoking · frustrating · infuriating · grating · chafing
Minor interpersonal dispute
- spatPetty verbal dispute
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- bickeringPetty verbal sparring
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
friction · falling-out · wrangle · contretemps · row · set-to · discord · clash
Lacking significance or weight
- pettyOf little importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- triflingOf no real importance
- picayuneOf trivial importance
small · inconsequential · niggling · fussy · quibbling · hairsplitting · nitpicking · pettifogging
insulting
Showing contempt through words
- affrontingDeliberately causing offense
- slightingDeliberately showing disrespect
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
disrespecting · wounding · hurting · stinging · offending · upsetting · rebuffing · spurning · brushing off · dismissing
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
aggravating · bothersome · galling · nettlesome · provoking · frustrating · infuriating · grating · chafing · rankling
tiff
Minor interpersonal dispute
disagreement · friction · falling-out · wrangle · contretemps · row · set-to · discord · clash · words
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
picayune · small · inconsequential · niggling · fussy · quibbling · hairsplitting · nitpicking · pettifogging · insignificant
miffingpleasing
Causing enjoyment or satisfaction
delighting · gratifying · satisfying · appeasing · charming