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Definitions

peeve

[peev] / piv /
NOUN
something strongly disliked
Synonyms
STRONG
annoyance bother gripe nuisance pest vexation
WEAK
sore point
Antonyms
STRONG
delight happiness pleasure
WEAK
attraction
VERB
bother, annoy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disturb exasperate gall irk irritate rile vex
STRONG
aggravate anger bug bum burn get hack off miff nettle pique provoke roil steam
WEAK
T-off drive up the wall get one's goat put out rub the wrong way tick off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist calm comfort delight help make happy please soothe
STRONG
appease mollify
WEAK
attract charm enchant

Example Sentences

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Tell us the word or phrase and why it’s your pet peeve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“It’s a pet peeve with many people,” he told me.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

Gavaskar's big peeve is about the boundary distance being reduced from the conventional 75 yards to 65 or even lesser.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

We know every secret, private joke and pet peeve about each other , based on memories woven so deeply into the L.A. backdrop, they can’t be undone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Okay, tiny pet peeve: when the girls call me kid.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.