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peeve.

An annoyance or grievance.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/piːv/
  1. An annoyance or grievance.

    colloquial
    stylistic peeve
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from peevish.

verb/piːv/
  1. To annoy; vex.

    colloquial
    He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from peevish.

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