Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peeve

1 sense of peeve

Sense 1
peeve -- (an annoyed or irritated mood)
       => temper, mood, humor, humour -- (a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb peeve

1 sense of peeve

Sense 1
peeve -- (cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful)
       => annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves")

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