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peeve
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun peeve has 1 sense
- peeve(n = noun.feeling) Array - an annoyed or irritated mood; Array is a kind of humor, humour, mood, temper
Verb peeve has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
peeve, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. (usu. as peeved adj.) annoy; vex; irritate.
--n.
1 a cause of annoyance.
2 vexation.
--v.tr. (usu. as peeved adj.) annoy; vex; irritate.
--n.
1 a cause of annoyance.
2 vexation.
Etymology
back-form. f. PEEVISH
THESAURUS
peeve
abhorrence, abomination, aggravate, anathema, annoy, antipathy, arouse, aversion, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, beset, bitch, bitching, bone to pick, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, complaining, complaint, crow to pick, crow to pluck, destructive criticism, detestation, devil, discompose, dissent, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exasperate, execration, exercise, fash, faultfinding, fret, get, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudge, grumbling, harass, harry, hate, heckle, hector, holler, hound, howl, huff, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, kick, kicking, miff, molest, murmuring, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peevishness, persecute, pester, pet peeve, petulance, phobia, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, protest, provoke, put out, querulousness, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, scolding, set up, sniping, spite, squawk, squawking, stir the blood, stir up, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, whining, work up, worry, yapping
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