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- pronunciation:
- piv
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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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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| related words: |
complaint, gripe, pest, pet |
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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
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| related words: |
incense, pester |
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