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peeve

(pēv)

tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves

To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.

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.]

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peeve

(piːv)

(tr) to irritate; vex; annoy

something that irritates; vexation: it was a pet peeve of his.

[C20: back formation from peevish]

peeved adj

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peeve

(piv)

v. peeved, peev•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to render peevish; annoy.

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."

peeve

Past participle: peeved
Gerund: peeving

Imperative
peeve
peeve

Present
I peeve
you peeve
he/she/it peeves
we peeve
you peeve
they peeve

Preterite
I peeved
you peeved
he/she/it peeved
we peeved
you peeved
they peeved

Present Continuous
I am peeving
you are peeving
he/she/it is peeving
we are peeving
you are peeving
they are peeving

Present Perfect
I have peeved
you have peeved
he/she/it has peeved
we have peeved
you have peeved
they have peeved

Past Continuous
I was peeving
you were peeving
he/she/it was peeving
we were peeving
you were peeving
they were peeving

Past Perfect
I had peeved
you had peeved
he/she/it had peeved
we had peeved
you had peeved
they had peeved

Future
I will peeve
you will peeve
he/she/it will peeve
we will peeve
you will peeve
they will peeve

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would peeve
you would peeve
he/she/it would peeve
we would peeve
you would peeve
they would peeve

Past Conditional
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

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Noun	1.	peeve - an annoyed or irritated mood humour, 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 resentful annoy, 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"

peeve

verb

To 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.

noun

Something that annoys:

aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, plague, torment, vexation.

Translations

peeve

[piːv] VT → molestar, irritar

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peeve

vt (inf) → ärgern, reizen, fuchsen (inf)

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