peeve
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7.4
- noun
- /piːv/
:
irritación
- Yes, I have a pet peeve with how GM had to run the battery on the Volt, forcing it to be a 4-seater car and thus killing it as an option for my family.
- a pet peeve
- the biggest peeve
Examples
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My biggest peeve is when people chew loudly at the dinner table.
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And just a pet peeve of mine.
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God, this is my pet peeve.
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But peeing in the middle of the night is my pet peeve of the week.
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I am not speaking in regard to a pet peeve, for example, individuals who chew with their mouths open.
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Dr. Gorski, that was one of the best articles that I have seen on this subject (which has become a pet peeve of mine).
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That is just a personal peeve when it comes to translation. Don't let it stand in your way of enjoying this "instructable."
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Few pet peeves are legitimate complaints by their very nature, so to call out one is disingenuous.
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I think some things go beyond pet peeves to become legitimately bad for intelligent discourse.
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One of her peeves is when coworkers leave dirty dishes in the sink.
Synonyms
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3.6
A feeling of annoyance or anger
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2.8
The feeling you have when something bothers you
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7.3
A tendency to become easily annoyed and impatient
How much something bothers you
Antonyms
Compounds
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peeve probably comes from the old word peevish, which means 'easily annoyed' or 'irritable', so a peeve can be understood as a short state of being annoyed.