Peeved

//piːvd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of peeve form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Annoyed.

    "Then she called the police. “The police woman said, ‘Do not pick up the bike,’” Kedzlie says. “‘Do not go. You could get stabbed.’ I thought, ‘That is true.’ But I was peeved.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    aroused to impatience or anger wordnet

Synonyms

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irritatedaggravatedangryannoyedannoyedaroused

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"He was peeved by what you said."

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