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peeve

peeve

 
pronunciation:
piv
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: a cause of irritation or annoyance.
Seeing people waste food was one of my mother's greatest peeves.This picky new rule was a peeve of everyone whom it affected.
synonyms:
annoyance, gripe, headache, nuisance, pain, vexation
similar words:
bête noire, bother, grievance, hassle, irritant, thorn, tribulation
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: peeves, peeving, peeved
definition: to annoy or irritate; vex.
By the slight frown on his face, it was clear the decision had peeved him.
synonyms:
annoy, bother, bug, gripe, irk, irritate, miff, nettle, tee off, vex
similar words:
aggravate, discompose, exasperate, madden, pique, plague, rasp, rile, ruffle, try