peeve

English

Etymology

Back-formation from peevish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːv/

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• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

peeve (plural peeves)

1. (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

   Synonyms: bother, vexation; see also Thesaurus:nuisance

   stylistic peeve

Derived terms

• peeververein
• peevery

Translations

annoyance or grievance

Bulgarian: раздразнение (bg) n (razdraznenie) Dutch: ergernis (nl) f, irritatie (nl) f Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi) French: énervement (fr) m, irritation (fr) f German: Ärgernis (de) n, Kümmernis (de) n, Ärger (de) m, Missstand (de) m, Mißstand (de) m, Übelstand m, Kränkung (de) f, Beschwernis (de) n Italian: fastidio (it) Polish: utrapienie (pl) n, dokuczliwość (pl) f Portuguese: chateação (pt) f Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) (razdražénije) Spanish: fastidio (es)

Verb

peeve (third-person singular simple present peeves, present participle peeving, simple past and past participle peeved)

1. (colloquial) To annoy; vex.

   Synonyms: bother, pique; see also Thesaurus:annoy

   He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.

Translations

annoy; vex

Bulgarian: дразня (bg) (draznja), досаждам (bg) (dosaždam) Dutch: ergeren (nl) Finnish: ärsyttää (fi), pänniä (fi), ottaa päähän (fi) French: énerver (fr), irriter (fr) German: ärgern (de), verärgern (de), sich ärgern, reizen (de), nerven (de), fuchsen (de), quälen (de), bedrücken (de) Italian: infastidire (it) Maori: rangirangi, pōrahurahu Polish: irytować (pl) impf, zirytować pf, drażnić (pl) impf Portuguese: chatear (pt) Russian: раздража́ть (ru) (razdražátʹ) Spanish: fastidiar (es)

See also

• pet peeve