Peeve

/piːv/

Synonyms for "peeve" (143 found)

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Closest matches (29)

abhorrence abomination aggravate agitate anathema annoy antipathy arouse aversion badger baitbe atbedevil beef beefing bellyache bellyaching beset bitch bitching

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bone to pickbother bristlebrown offbug bullyrag

Verb(1 words)

aggravates

Noun(2 words)

annoy annoyance

Strong matches (43)

burn upchafe chivy complaining complaintcrow to pickcrow to pluckdestructive criticismdetestation devil discompose displease dissent distemper disturb dogdrive up the wallembitter exasperate execration

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exercise fash faultfinding fret get gnaw grate grievance gripe griping groan groaning grouse grousing grudge grumbling harass harry hate heckle hector

Noun(2 words)

common nuisancegrating

Related words (71)

holler hound howl huff incense inflame infuriate irk irritate kick kicking miff molest murmuring nag needle nettle nudzh peevishness persecute

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pesterpet peevepetulance phobia pickpick onpique plaguepluck the beardpother protest provokeput outquerulousness rankle ride rile roil rub ruffle scoldingset upsniping sour spite squawk squawkingstir the bloodstir uptease tormenttry the patiencetweak the nosevex whiningwork upworry yapping

Noun(11 words)

irk irking irritant irritate narking nuisancepersonal grievancepersonal irritantpet peeverecurring irritantvex

Adjective(2 words)

irritating maddening

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More general

23 entries

annoy annoyance bother chafe devilemotional responseget atget togravel humor humour irritant irritate mood

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More specific

8 entries

bugcommon irritantirkminor irritantnagorganizational irritantpersonal irritantpet peeve

Collocations

7 entries

academic peevecommon peevedaily peeveeveryday peevemajor peeveminor peevepet peeve

Inflections

3 entries

peeved peeves peeving

Derivations

3 entries

peeved peeving peevish

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.

Source: tatoeba (19928)

Cutting in line is a big pet peeve of mine. Folks should have to wait their turn!

Source: tatoeba (4602711)

People who yell at the screen when they watch a movie are a huge pet peeve of mine.

Source: tatoeba (6985483)

One pet peeve of mine is when one person takes up two seats on a crowded train, especially if a pregnant woman or older adult needs a seat!

Source: tatoeba (6989046)

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