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peeve
peeve P0151800 (pēv)tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.n.1. A vexation; a grievance: My pet peeve is when people chew gum during a lecture.2. A resentful mood: in a peeve about the delays.
[Back-formation from peevish.]peeve (piːv) vb (tr) to irritate; vex; annoynsomething that irritates; vexation: it was a pet peeve of his. [C20: back formation from peevish] peeved adjpeeve (piv)
v. peeved, peev•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to render peevish; annoy. n. 2. a source of annoyance or irritation. 3. an annoyed or irritated mood. [1905–10, Amer.; back formation from peevish] peeve - A back-formation from peevish, "perverse, obstinate."See also related terms for perverse.peeve
Past participle: peeved
Gerund: peeving
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| I peeve | | you peeve | | he/she/it peeves | | we peeve | | you peeve | | they peeve |
| Preterite |
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| I peeved | | you peeved | | he/she/it peeved | | we peeved | | you peeved | | they peeved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am peeving | | you are peeving | | he/she/it is peeving | | we are peeving | | you are peeving | | they are peeving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have peeved | | you have peeved | | he/she/it has peeved | | we have peeved | | you have peeved | | they have peeved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was peeving | | you were peeving | | he/she/it was peeving | | we were peeving | | you were peeving | | they were peeving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had peeved | | you had peeved | | he/she/it had peeved | | we had peeved | | you had peeved | | they had peeved |
| Future |
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| I will peeve | | you will peeve | | he/she/it will peeve | | we will peeve | | you will peeve | | they will peeve |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have peeved | | you will have peeved | | he/she/it will have peeved | | we will have peeved | | you will have peeved | | they will have peeved |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be peeving | | you will be peeving | | he/she/it will be peeving | | we will be peeving | | you will be peeving | | they will be peeving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been peeving | | you have been peeving | | he/she/it has been peeving | | we have been peeving | | you have been peeving | | they have been peeving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been peeving | | you will have been peeving | | he/she/it will have been peeving | | we will have been peeving | | you will have been peeving | | they will have been peeving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been peeving | | you had been peeving | | he/she/it had been peeving | | we had been peeving | | you had been peeving | | they had been peeving |
| Conditional |
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| I would peeve | | you would peeve | | he/she/it would peeve | | we would peeve | | you would peeve | | they would peeve |
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| I would have peeved | | you would have peeved | | he/she/it would have peeved | | we would have peeved | | you would have peeved | | they would have peeved |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | peeve - an annoyed or irritated moodhumour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" | | Verb | 1. | peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentfulannoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
peeveverbTo trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.nounSomething that annoys:aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, plague, torment, vexation.Translations
peeve
pet peeveA typically minor issue that causes one frequent and recurring annoyance. It's always been my pet peeve when cars turn without using their signals. It drives me crazy! A: "Ugh, I hate it when people talk during a movie." B: "Oh, I know, that's my pet peeve, too!"See also: peeve, petpet peeveFig. a frequent annoyance; one's "favorite" or most often encountered annoyance. My pet peeve is someone who always comes into the theater after the show has started. Drivers who don't signal are John's pet peeve.See also: peeve, petpet peeveA particular or recurring source of irritation, as in My pet peeve is that neighbor's cat running through my herb garden. [Early 1900s] See also: peeve, petpet peeve n. a major or principal annoyance or complaint. Dirty dishes in restaurants are my pet peeve. See also: peeve, petpet peeve, one'sOne’s favorite gripe, a recurring source of annoyance. The noun peeve is what linguists call a back formation from the adjective peevish, but its ultimate derivation, as well as that of pet, is apparently unknown. The pairing of the two, an Americanism, dates from the early 1900s.See also: petpeeve
Synonyms for peeveverb to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexationsSynonyms- aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- chafe
- disturb
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- get
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- provoke
- put out
- rile
- ruffle
- vex
noun something that annoysSynonyms- aggravation
- annoyance
- besetment
- bother
- irritant
- irritation
- nuisance
- plague
- torment
- vexation
Words related to peevenoun an annoyed or irritated moodRelated Wordsverb cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentfulRelated Words- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
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