peeve

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peeve

/piːv/

Rhymes with -iːv

Where it comes from

Back-formation from peevish.

noun peeves

colloquial An annoyance or grievance. stylistic peeve
Similar: bother, vexation, annoyance, faff, grievance, hassle, inconvenience, irritation, nuisance, palaver, peeve, plague

verb peeves · peeving · peeved

colloquial To annoy; vex. He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.
Similar: bother, pique, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, disgruntle, botherate

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noun annoyance or grievance

Español	fastidio
Português	chateação
Français	énervement, irritation
Deutsch	Ärgernis, Kümmernis, Ärger, Missstand, Mißstand, Übelstand
Italiano	fastidio
Русский	раздраже́ние razdražénije

verb annoy; vex

Español	fastidiar
Português	chatear
Français	énerver, irriter
Deutsch	ärgern, verärgern, sich ärgern, reizen, nerven, fuchsen
Italiano	infastidire
Русский	раздража́ть razdražátʹ

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@misc{peeve_2026,
  title = {peeve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peeve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}