Peeves

//piːvz//

Synonyms for "peeves" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

abhorrence abomination aggravate agitate anathema annoy antipathy arouse aversion badger bait be at bedevil beef beefing bellyache bellyaching beset bitch bitching

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bone to pick bother bristle brown off bug bullyrag burn up chafe chivy

Verb(11 words)

aggravate annoy antagonize bedevil boil someone's piss bother botherate bug burn up chap someone's hide cheese off

Noun(2 words)

annoyance bother

Related words (104)

hate heckle hector holler hound howl huff incense inflame infuriate irk irritate kick kicking miff molest murmuring nag needle nettle

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Verb(34 words)

idioms:irk irritate jazz molest mommick nark nerve nettle pee off persecute pique piss off provoke put someone's back up raise someone's hackles rankle rile rile up roil

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rub someone the wrong way rub up the wrong way ruffle ruffle someone's feathers sting storm tee off test someone's patience tick off torque off trouble try one's patience vex wind up

Noun(9 words)

inconvenience irritation nuisance pain palaver plague trouble umbrage vexation

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Sample sentences

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What are your pet peeves?

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I know it's one of your pet peeves.

Source: tatoeba (2016541)

What are your co-worker pet peeves?

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What are your coworker pet peeves?

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