English
Etymology
Back-formation from peevish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːv/
- Rhymes: -iːv
Noun
peeve (plural peeves)
- (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.
- Synonyms: bother, vexation; see also Thesaurus:nuisance
stylistic peeve
Translations
annoyance or grievance
- Bulgarian: раздразнение (bg) n (razdraznenie)
- Dutch: ergernis (nl) f, irritatie (nl) f
- Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)
- French: énervement (fr) m, irritation (fr) f
- 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)
- Portuguese: chateação (pt) f
- Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) (razdražénije)
- Spanish: fastidio (es)
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Verb
peeve (third-person singular simple present peeves, present participle peeving, simple past and past participle peeved)
- (colloquial) To annoy; vex.
- Synonyms: bother, pique; see also Thesaurus:annoy
He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.
Translations
annoy; vex
- Bulgarian: дразня (bg) (draznja), досаждам (bg) (dosaždam)
- Dutch: ergeren (nl)
- Finnish: ärsyttää (fi), pänniä (fi), ottaa päähän (fi)
- French: énerver (fr), irriter (fr)
- German: ärgern (de), verärgern (de), sich ärgern, reizen (de), nerven (de), fuchsen (de), quälen (de), bedrücken (de)
- Italian: infastidire (it)
- Maori: rangirangi, pōrahurahu
- Portuguese: chatear (pt)
- Russian: раздража́ть (ru) (razdražátʹ)
- Spanish: fastidiar (es)
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See also