peeve

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/piːv/

noun

An annoyance or grievance.

“stylistic peeve”

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bothervexationannoyancefaffgrievancehassleinconvenienceirritation
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Meanings

nounpeeve (plural peeves)

plural peeves

  1. colloquialAn annoyance or grievance.

    stylistic peeve

    Synonyms: bother, vexation, annoyance, bother, faff, grievance, hassle, inconvenience

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

present singular third person peeves · participle present peeving · participle past peeved · past peeved

  1. colloquialTo annoy; vex.

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

    Synonyms: bother, pique, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn annoyance or grievance.

Similar
bothervexationannoyancebotherfaffgrievancehassleinconvenienceirritationnuisancepalaverplaguetroublevexation

verbTo annoy; vex.

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botherpiqueaggravateannoynettleranklerufflestingburn someone's assantagonizebotherdisgruntlebotheratebuggetgrateburn upbedevilacerbatecheese off
Also see
annoybotherfaffgrievancenuisancepainumbrage

Origin

Back-formation from peevish.

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Translations

Bulgarian раздразнение, дразня
  • раздразнение (razdraznenie)annoyance or grievance
  • дразня (draznja)annoy; vex
  • досаждам (dosaždam)annoy; vex
Dutch ergernis, irritatie
  • ergernisannoyance or grievance
  • irritatieannoyance or grievance
  • ergerenannoy; vex
Finnish riesa, kiusa
  • riesaannoyance or grievance
  • kiusaannoyance or grievance
  • ärsyttääannoy; vex
  • pänniäannoy; vex
  • ottaa päähänannoy; vex
French énervement, irritation
  • énervementannoyance or grievance
  • irritationannoyance or grievance
  • énerverannoy; vex
  • irriterannoy; vex
German Ärgernis, Kümmernis
  • Ärgernisannoyance or grievance
  • Kümmernisannoyance or grievance
  • Ärgerannoyance or grievance
  • Missstandannoyance or grievance
  • Mißstandannoyance or grievance
  • Übelstandannoyance or grievance
  • Kränkungannoyance or grievance
  • Beschwernisannoyance or grievance
  • ärgernannoy; vex
  • verärgernannoy; vex
  • sich ärgernannoy; vex
  • reizenannoy; vex
  • nervenannoy; vex
  • fuchsenannoy; vex
  • quälenannoy; vex
  • bedrückenannoy; vex
Italian fastidio, infastidire
  • fastidioannoyance or grievance
  • infastidireannoy; vex
Māori rangirangi, pōrahurahu
  • rangirangiannoy; vex
  • pōrahurahuannoy; vex
Polish utrapienie, dokuczliwość
  • utrapienieannoyance or grievance
  • dokuczliwośćannoyance or grievance
  • irytowaćannoy; vex
  • zirytowaćannoy; vex
  • drażnićannoy; vex
Portuguese chateação, chatear
  • chateaçãoannoyance or grievance
  • chatearannoy; vex
Russian раздраже́ние, раздража́ть
  • раздраже́ние (razdražénije)annoyance or grievance
  • раздража́ть (razdražátʹ)annoy; vex
Spanish fastidio, fastidiar
  • fastidioannoyance or grievance
  • fastidiarannoy; vex

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peeve

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Cite this entry
APA

peeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeve

MLA

“peeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeve. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peeve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeve.

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