Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,797,658,442 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

peeve
(redirected from peeves)

   Also found in: Legal, Idioms 0.02 sec.
peeve  (pv)
tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves
To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.
n.
1. A vexation; a grievance.
2. A resentful mood: in a peeve about the delays.

[Back-formation from peevish.]

peeve [piːv] Informal
vb
(tr) to irritate; vex; annoy
n
something that irritates; vexation it was a pet peeve of his
[back formation from peevish]
peeved  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peeve - an annoyed or irritated mood
humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
Verb1.peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Translations
peeve [piːv] VTmolestar, irritar
peeve
vt (inf)ärgern, reizen, fuchsen (inf)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.