单词 | peeve |
释义 | peeve[ peev ] / piv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peeve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), peeved, peev·ing.to render peevish; annoy. nouna source of annoyance or irritation: Tardiness is one of my greatest peeves. an annoyed or irritated mood: to be in a peeve. Origin of peeve1905–10, Americanism; back formation from peevish SYNONYMS FOR peeve2 vexation, affliction, grievance. SEE SYNONYMS FOR peeve ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby peevepeer review, peers, peer-to-peer, peer-to-peer network, peetweet, peeve, peeved, peevers, peevish, peewee, peewit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peeve
British Dictionary definitions for peevepeeve / (piːv) informal / verb(tr) to irritate; vex; annoy nounsomething that irritates; vexationit was a pet peeve of his Derived forms of peevepeeved, adjectiveWord Origin for peeveC20: back formation from peevish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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