peeve

UK: /piːv/ US: /piv/ ,(pēv)

Inflections of 'peeve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

peeves

v 3rd person singular

peeving

v pres p

peeved

v past

peeved

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

peeve /piv/   v., peeved, peev•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to annoy: [~ + object]
   Their last loss really peeved the coach.
   [It + ~ + object + that clause]
   It really peeved the coach that his team lost again.

n. [countable]

2. something causing annoyance or irritation:
   His pet peeve was that no one made their beds in the morning.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

peeve  (pēv), v., peeved, peev•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to render peevish;
   annoy.

n. 

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.

• back formation from peevish 1905–10, American.

Synonyms

• 2. vexation, affliction, grievance.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

peeve / piːv/ verb

1. (transitive) to irritate; vex; annoy

noun

1. something that irritates; vexation

Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from peevish

peeved adjective