peeve

English

Etymology

Back-formation from peevish.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /piːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

peeve (plural peeves)

1. An annoyance or grievance.

Translations

annoyance or grievance

• Dutch: ergernis (nl) f, irritatie (nl) f
• Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)

• German: Ärgernis (de) n
• Portuguese: chateação (pt) f
• Spanish: fastidio (es)

Verb

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

1. To annoy; vex.

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

Translations

annoy; vex

• Dutch: ergeren (nl)
• Finnish: ärsyttää (fi), pänniä (fi)

• German: ärgern (de)
• Portuguese: chatear (pt)
• Spanish: fastidiar (es)

See also

• pet peeve