English idiom

pissed off

Register · Informal CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

very angry or irritated about something

Word picture

The wording uses a crude bodily-function term to picture a strongly disturbed emotional state.

Example

“Maya was pissed off when the repair shop missed its third deadline.”

Dictionary details

Component words

off

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

off the beaten track

in or toward a place that is remote, unusual, or rarely visited

drive someone up the wall

to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated

sick and tired

extremely annoyed with someone or something and unwilling to tolerate it any longer

add fuel to the fire

To make a bad situation or an argument worse.

bite someone's head off

to answer someone with sudden and often unjustified anger

hate someone's guts

to feel an extremely strong hatred for someone

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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