peeve

peeve
v
1. annoy, irritate, vex, provoke, pique, irk, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o.'s] nerves, tread on [s.o.'s] toes, go against the grain, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the wrong way, Inf. get under [s.o.'s] skin, Inf. get in [s.o.'s] hair; exasperate, ruffle, disturb, disquiet, discompose, discountenance, put out, put off, try [s.o.'s] patience, Inf. put [s.o.'s] nose out of joint, get, Sl. get [s.o.'s] goat; stick in one's craw or crop, Inf. grate on or grate on one's nerves.
2. bother, pester, hector, harass, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.j up the wall; trouble, plague, worry, Scot. thraw, Scot. fash.
n
3. nuisance, bother, pest, annoyance, irritant, bur, thorn in the side or flesh, pea in the shoe, salt in the wound, Inf. headache, Inf. pain, Sl. pain in the neck or rear, Sl. hassle; trouble, problem, affliction; trial, ordeal, tribulation; gripe, complaint, grievance, pet peeve; sore spot, sore point, Inf. touchy subject or matter, skeleton in the closet.

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