English noun: peeve | |||
1. | peeve (feeling) an annoyed or irritated mood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, mood, temper | ||
English verb: peeve | |||
1. | peeve (emotion) cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to peeve Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||