peeve
/piːv/noun
उच्चारण पीव
चिढ़, खीज का कारण
Core word
noun
- 1
[C] informal
something that annoys you
चिढ़, खीज का कारण
- Loud phone calls on the bus are my biggest peeve.
- Untidy handwriting is one of the teacher's biggest peeves.
- Being interrupted is one of my pet peeves.
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- Late trains are the biggest peeve of daily commuters.
- His main peeve is people who talk in the library.
Synonyms annoyance irritation bugbear grievance
verb
- 1
[T, usually passive] informal
to annoy somebody
चिढ़ाना, खिझाना, नाराज़ करना
- He was peeved that nobody had asked his opinion.
- It peeved her to be kept waiting.
- It peeved him that his email was never answered.
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- She was peeved at being left out of the plan.
- Don't be peeved; it was only a joke.
¶Idioms 1
pet peeve
(especially North American) something that particularly annoys you
सबसे ज़्यादा चिढ़ाने वाली बात
- My pet peeve is people who talk during films.
- Spelling mistakes are her pet peeve.
◇Word family
peeved adjective