Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause to be annoyed or resentful. synonym: annoy.
- noun A vexation; a grievance.
- noun A resentful mood.
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- noun An
annoyance orgrievance . - verb To
annoy ;vex .
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- noun an annoyed or irritated mood
- verb cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But really my main peeve is how they use it to detail every minute of their day … and people actually care.
Facebook goes down, is it the end of the world? | Sync Blog 2007
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However, my pet-peeve is people who expect you to show up EARLY.
Dealing With The Tardiness Of Others | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Another pet peeve is when some folks get all over you for keeping the fish you catch.
Pet-Peeves 2009
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Another pet peeve is when some folks get all over you for keeping the fish you catch.
Pet-Peeves 2009
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My pet peeve is people that see my decoys and move in right next to me, throw out decoys and start shooting at every duck out of | Field & Stream
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Jan: Thanks for the article; it did soothe me substantially, and I really like your argument that the age of peeve is ending.
Won’t someone please think of the adverbs? « Motivated Grammar 2009
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My biggest pet peeve is publishers 'seemingly random decisions on changing the format of books.
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Speaking of unnecessary administrative overhead, my new pet peeve is mail-in rebates.
Pseudo-currency, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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My own personal pet peeve is striking through text.
Pass, fail, epic fail Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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My pet peeve is people that see my decoys and move in right next to me, throw out decoys and start shooting at every duck out of range.
brtom commented on the word peeve
I don't like this word ... so why do I use it?
January 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word peeve
I don't either--but oddly, I do like peeved. Hmm.
January 7, 2008
mollusque commented on the word peeve
It's the balance of vowels and consonants. Peevedness isn't as good as peeved either.
January 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word peeve
Good point. :-)
January 8, 2008