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Definition of peeve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peeve

noun

/piːv/

/piːv/

Word Originearly 20th cent.: back-formation from peevish.

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somebody’s pet peeve (especially North American English)

(British English usually somebody’s pet hate)

something that you particularly dislikeTopics Preferences and decisionsc2

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