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peeve

  [peev] verb, peeved, peev⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to render peevish; annoy.
–noun
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.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; back formation from peevish

Synonyms:
2. vexation, affliction, grievance.
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peeve   (pēv)   
tr.v.   peeved, peev·ing, peeves
To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.
n.  

  1. A vexation; a grievance.

  2. A resentful mood: in a peeve about the delays.


[Back-formation from peevish.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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