as in problem
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something that annoys or bothers a person very much
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Recent Examples of pet peeve
One of Easter’s pet peeves is when people lick their fingers or play with their hair at the dinner table.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Design Disproportions One of designer Jodi Peterman's porch pet peeves has to do with the relationship between design aspects.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
Photo: © The Didion Dunne Literary Trust Possibly the funniest document in the archive: a school essay about pet peeves Didion wrote shortly before her 16th birthday, one in which her arch tone is already on full display.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Thank-Yous Are Important User Halo shared a pet peeve that some may not think about—the thank-you after the wedding.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Design Disproportions One of designer Jodi Peterman's porch pet peeves has to do with the relationship between design aspects.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
Photo: © The Didion Dunne Literary Trust Possibly the funniest document in the archive: a school essay about pet peeves Didion wrote shortly before her 16th birthday, one in which her arch tone is already on full display.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Thank-Yous Are Important User Halo shared a pet peeve that some may not think about—the thank-you after the wedding.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
Noun
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As studies begin to find connections between exposure to plastic and medical problems, doctors and scientists are increasingly concerned.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Digital platforms have made attempts to resolve this problem, yet frequently mimic the traditional education system's one-directional teaching approach.—
AyoOluwa Nihinlola,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The letter is a sign of growing ties between religious and AI safety groups, which share some of the same worries.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
21 May 2025
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But for Americans on the Gulf or Atlantic coasts, the daily weather forecast always comes with a constant thrum of worry — any small disturbance in the Atlantic has the potential to evolve into a major storm.—
Sabrina B. Valenti,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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