peeve

English

Etymology

Back-formation from peevish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

peeve (plural peeves)

1. (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

   stylistic peeve

Translations

annoyance or grievance

• Dutch: ergernis (nl) f, irritatie (nl) f
• Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)
• German: Ärgernis (de) n, Kümmernis (de) n, Ärger (de) m, Missstand (de) m, Mißstand (de) m, Übelstand m, Kränkung (de) f, Beschwernis (de) n
• Italian: fastidio (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: chateação (pt) f
• Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) (razdražénije)
• Spanish: fastidio (es)

Verb

1. (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, ottaa päähän (fi)
• German: ärgern (de), verärgern (de), sich ärgern, reizen (de), nerven (de), fuchsen (de), quälen (de), bedrücken (de)
• Italian: infastidire (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: rangirangi, pōrahurahu
• Portuguese: chatear (pt)
• Russian: раздража́ть (ru) (razdražátʹ)
• Spanish: fastidiar (es)

See also

• pet peeve