peeve

peeve
Synonyms and related words:
abhorrence, abomination, aggravate, anathema, annoy, antipathy, arouse, aversion, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, beset, bitch, bitching, bone to pick, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, complaining, complaint, crow to pick, crow to pluck, destructive criticism, detestation, devil, discompose, dissent, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exasperate, execration, exercise, fash, faultfinding, fret, get, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudge, grumbling, harass, harry, hate, heckle, hector, holler, hound, howl, huff, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, kick, kicking, miff, molest, murmuring, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peevishness, persecute, pester, pet peeve, petulance, phobia, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, protest, provoke, put out, querulousness, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, scolding, set up, sniping, spite, squawk, squawking, stir the blood, stir up, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, whining, work up, worry, yapping

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • peeve — [pi:v] →pet hate/pet peeve at ↑pet3 (2) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peeve — [n] something strongly disliked annoyance, bother, gripe, nuisance, pest, sore point*, vexation; concepts 532,690 Ant. attraction, desire, like, love, want peeve [v] bother, annoy aggravate, anger, bug*, bum*, burn*, disturb, drive up the wall*,… …   New thesaurus

  • peeve — index bait (harass), irritate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • peeve — (v.) 1908, back formation from PEEVISH (Cf. peevish). As a noun, attested by 1911. Related: Peeved; peeves …   Etymology dictionary

  • peeve — vb *irritate, exasperate, nettle, provoke, aggravate, rile Analogous words: vex, *annoy, irk, bother: chafe, fret, gall (see ABRADE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • peeve — informal ► VERB ▪ annoy; irritate. ► NOUN ▪ a cause of annoyance. ORIGIN from PEEVISH(Cf. ↑peevishness) …   English terms dictionary

  • peeve — ☆ peeve [pēv ] vt. peeved, peeving [back form. < PEEVISH] Informal to make peevish or bad tempered; annoy n. Informal 1. an object of dislike; annoyance 2. a peevish state SYN. IRRITATE …   English World dictionary

  • peeve — n. one s pet peeve * * * [piːv] one s pet peeve …   Combinatory dictionary

  • peeve — peeve1 [ piv ] noun count AMERICAN something that annoys you => PET 2 peeve peeve 2 [ piv ] verb transitive often passive to make someone feel annoyed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • peeve — UK [piːv] / US [pɪv] noun [countable] Word forms peeve : singular peeve plural peeves mainly American something that annoys you …   English dictionary

  • peeve — /peev/, v., peeved, peeving, n. v.t. 1. to render peevish; annoy. n. 2. a source of annoyance or irritation: Tardiness is one of my greatest peeves. 3. an annoyed or irritated mood: to be in a peeve. [1905 10, Amer.; back formation from PEEVISH]… …   Universalium

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