peeve
v.
(Slang) anger, madden; provoke, tease
peeve
Verb
1. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
(hypernym) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
peeve
Synonyms and related words:
abhorrence, abomination, aggravate, anathema, annoy, antipathy, arouse, aversion, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, beset, bitch, bitching, bone to pick, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, complaining, complaint, crow to pick, crow to pluck, destructive criticism, detestation, devil, discompose, dissent, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exasperate, execration, exercise, fash, faultfinding, fret, get, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudge, grumbling, harass, harry, hate, heckle, hector, holler, hound, howl, huff, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, kick, kicking, miff, molest, murmuring, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peevishness, persecute, pester, pet peeve, petulance, phobia, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, protest, provoke, put out, querulousness, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, scolding, set up, sniping, spite, squawk, squawking, stir the blood, stir up, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, whining, work up, worry, yapping
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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