peeve (redirected from peeving)

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.

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[Back-formation from peevish.]

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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

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peeve - A back-formation from peevish, "perverse, obstinate."

See also related terms for perverse.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"
Verb	1.	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] VT → molestar, irritar

peeve

vt (inf) → ärgern, reizen, fuchsen (inf)