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Noun: peeve  peev
  1. An annoyed or irritated mood
    "Her constant lateness was a major peeve for her colleagues"
Verb: peeve  peev
  1. Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
    "His constant interruptions peeved the speaker"

Derived forms: peeving, peeved, peeves

Type of: annoy, bother, chafe [archaic], devil, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], irritate, mood, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], temper, tick off [informal], vex

Encyclopedia: Peeve