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Peeve

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Noun

1. peeve

an annoyed or irritated mood

Verb

2. peeve

cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Peeve

see synonyms of peeve
verb
1. (transitive)
to irritate; vex; annoy
noun
2. 
something that irritates; vexation
it was a pet peeve of his

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Peeve

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noun Informal
2. 
an object of dislike; annoyance
3. 
a peevish state
verb transitiveWord forms: peeved or ˈpeeving
1.  Informal
to make peevish or bad-tempered; annoy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Peeve

see synonyms of peeve
tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves
To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.
n.
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.

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