peeve

English

Etymology

Back-formation from peevish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piːv/
Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

peeve (plural peeves)

(colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

Translations

annoyance or grievance

Dutch: ergernis (nl) f, irritatie (nl) f
Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)
German: Ärgernis (de) n
Italian: fastidio (it)

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)

(colloquial) To annoy; vex.
He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.

Translations

annoy; vex

Dutch: ergeren (nl)
Finnish: ärsyttää (fi), pänniä
German: ärgern (de)
Maori: rangirangi, pōrahurahu

Portuguese: chatear (pt)
Russian: раздража́ть (ru) (razdražátʹ)
Spanish: fastidiar (es)

See also

pet peeve

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