peeved

piːvd

Definition of peeved - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion

feeling annoyed or irritated

She was peeved by his late arrival.
He felt peeved by the constant noise outside.
The customer was peeved about the service delay.

annoyed

irritated

vexed

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Origin of peeved

English, peeve (to annoy)

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French:agacé, ...
German:verärgert, ...
Italian:infastidito, ...
Spanish:molesto, ...
Portuguese:irritado, ...
Chinese:恼火的, ...
Japanese:腹を立てた, ...
Arabic:مُنزعِج, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּצְבָּן, ...
Russian:раздраженный, ...
Ukrainian:роздратований, ...
Hindi:चिढ़ा हुआ, ...
Bengali:বিরক্ত, ...
Catalan:molest, ...
Czech:naštvaný, ...
Danish:irriteret, ...
Dutch:geïrriteerd, ...
Greek:εκνευρισμένος, ...
Hungarian:bosszús, ...
Khmer:ខឹងតិចៗ, ...
Korean:짜증난, ...
Persian:دلخور, ...
Polish:zirytowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritado, ...
Romanian:iritat, ...
Swedish:irriterad, ...
Thai:หงุดหงิด, ...
Turkish:sinirli, ...
Vietnamese:bực bội, ...

peeve

piv

Definition of peeve - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

annoyance

something that annoys or irritates

Loud chewing is a major peeve for many people..

bother

irritation

Verb

tr.

common usage

annoy or irritate someone

Loud noises really peeve me when I'm trying to concentrate..

annoy

bother

irritate

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pet peeve

something that especially annoys someone

Loud chewing is my biggest pet peeve..

Origin of peeve

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Examples of peeve in a sentence

A pet peeve of mine is people being late.
His constant humming would peeve anyone.
It peeves me when people are late.

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French:bête noire, agacer, ...
German:Ärgernis, nerven, ...
Italian:seccatura, irritare, ...
Spanish:molestia, molestar, ...
Portuguese:irritação, irritar, ...
Chinese:烦恼, 惹恼, ...
Japanese:苛立ち, 苛立たせる, ...
Arabic:إزعاج, أَزْعَجَ, ...
Hebrew:מִטְרָד, לְעַצְבֵּן, ...
Russian:раздражение, раздражать, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливість, дратувати, ...
Hindi:ऐसी चीज़ जो चिढ़ पैदा करे, चिढ़ाना, ...
Bengali:বিরক্তির কারণ, বিরক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:molèstia, irritar, ...
Czech:otrava, štvát, ...
Danish:irritation, irritere, ...
Dutch:ergernis, irriteren, ...
Greek:ενόχληση, ενοχλώ, ...
Hungarian:bosszúság, bosszantani, ...
Khmer:រឿងរំខានចិត្ត, ធ្វើឲ្យរំខាន, ...
Korean:짜증나는 것, 짜증나게 하다, ...
Persian:چیزی که آدم را کلافه می‌کند, عصبانی کردن, ...
Polish:irytacja, irytować, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritação, irritar, ...
Romanian:enervare, a enerva, ...
Swedish:irritationsmoment, irritera, ...
Thai:สิ่งที่ทำให้รำคาญ, ทำให้รำคาญ, ...
Turkish:sinir bozucu şey, sinirlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:điều khó chịu, làm phiền, ...

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