"peeve" meaning in English

See peeve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /piːv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peeve.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-peeve.wav Forms: peeves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: Back-formation from peevish. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|peevish}} Back-formation from peevish Head templates: {{en-noun}} peeve (plural peeves)
  1. (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance. Tags: colloquial Translations (annoyance or grievance): раздразнение (razdraznenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ergernis [feminine] (Dutch), irritatie [feminine] (Dutch), riesa (Finnish), kiusa (Finnish), énervement [masculine] (French), irritation [feminine] (French), Ärgernis [neuter] (German), Kümmernis [neuter] (German), Ärger [masculine] (German), Missstand [masculine] (German), Mißstand [masculine] (German), Übelstand [masculine] (German), Kränkung [feminine] (German), Beschwernis [neuter] (German), fastidio (Italian), chateação [feminine] (Portuguese), раздраже́ние (razdražénije) (Russian), fastidio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-peeve-en-noun-KxbOJgn8

Verb

IPA: /piːv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peeve.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-peeve.wav Forms: peeves [present, singular, third-person], peeving [participle, present], peeved [participle, past], peeved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: Back-formation from peevish. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|peevish}} Back-formation from peevish Head templates: {{en-verb}} peeve (third-person singular simple present peeves, present participle peeving, simple past and past participle peeved)
  1. (colloquial) To annoy; vex. Tags: colloquial Related terms: pet peeve Translations (annoy; vex): дразня (draznja) (Bulgarian), досаждам (dosaždam) (Bulgarian), ergeren (Dutch), ärsyttää (Finnish), pänniä (Finnish), ottaa päähän (Finnish), énerver (French), irriter (French), ärgern (German), verärgern (German), sich ärgern (German), reizen (German), nerven (German), fuchsen (German), quälen (German), bedrücken (German), infastidire (Italian), rangirangi (Maori), pōrahurahu (Maori), chatear (Portuguese), раздража́ть (razdražátʹ) (Russian), fastidiar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-peeve-en-verb-YGukzcjn Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91

Inflected forms

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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Missstand"
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      "sense": "annoyance or grievance",
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      "word": "Beschwernis"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "annoyance or grievance",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "annoyance or grievance",
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      "sense": "annoyance or grievance",
      "word": "раздраже́ние"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "annoyance or grievance",
      "word": "fastidio"
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}

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      "roman": "draznja",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "дразня"
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      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "ergeren"
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      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "ärsyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "pänniä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "ottaa päähän"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "énerver"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "irriter"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "ärgern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "verärgern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "sich ärgern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "reizen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "nerven"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "fuchsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "quälen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "bedrücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "infastidire"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "rangirangi"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "pōrahurahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "chatear"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razdražátʹ",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "раздража́ть"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "annoy; vex",
      "word": "fastidiar"
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}

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