0 to annoy someone:
What peeved her most was his thoughtlessness.
[ + that ] It peeves me that she didn't bother to phone.
Others enjoy letting off steam in a form of mock-anger, treating their peeves as pets.
Not surprisingly, journalists who considered themselves the rightful mediators between politicians and the public were peeved by this challenge to their stature.
Music technology is now firmly entrenched in our world, so it is time for us to bring out our pet peeves as well as our preferences.
Far from being peeved we have been continuously trying to clear up these local difficulties, which are obviously going to be difficult to reconcile.
I think most of this area gets pretty peeved off about the coverage we get.
We are naturally peeved that the pits have gone.
New clause 3 is a pet peeve of mine.
He talks with a squeaky voice and his pet peeve is yucky stuff.
