peeve

²peeve

noun

Definition of PEEVE

1

: a feeling or mood of resentment

2

: a particular grievance or source of aggravation

Examples of PEEVE

1. One of her peeves is people who are always late.
2. <my main peeve with the animal welfare organization is the endless stream of unsolicited trinkets in my mailbox>

First Known Use of PEEVE

1911

Related to PEEVE

Synonyms: aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, annoyance, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation

Related Words: discomfort, fleabite, pinprick; affront, insult, offense (or offence); upset, worry; affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore; anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble; hang-up, pet peeve, problem; annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender; pandora's box

Near Antonyms: delight, joy, pleasure

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