peeved


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peeve

(pēv)
tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves
To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy.
n.
1. A vexation; a grievance: My pet peeve is when people chew gum during a lecture.
2. A resentful mood: in a peeve about the delays.

[Back-formation from peevish.]
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Adj. 1. [画像:peeved - aroused to impatience or anger]peeved - aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
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peeved

adjective irritated, upset, annoyed, put out, hacked off (U.S. slang), sore, pissed (U.S. slang), galled, exasperated, nettled, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), irked, riled, piqued Susan couldn't help feeling a little peeved.
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Translations
غاضِب، مُنْزَعِج
otrávenýrozhněvaný
irriteretsur
gramur

peeved

[piːvd] ADJpicado, molesto
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peeved

[ˈpiːvd] adjagacé(e)
to be peeved about sth → être agacé(e) par qch
I'm peeved that ... → ça m'énerve que ...
Susan was peeved that nobody had told her the news → Ca énervait Susan que personne ne lui ait annoncé la nouvelle.
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peeved

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peeved

[piːvd] adj (fam) → seccato/a, stizzito/a
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peevish

(ˈpiːviʃ) adjective
easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining. a peevish old man. stuurs شَكِس، سَريع الغَضَب والشَّكْوى раздразнителен irritável mrzutý verdrießlich pirrelig; irritabel οξύθυμος, γκρινιάρης malhumorado pahur, tõre بهانه گیر؛ بد خلق äkäinen grincheux עצבני चिड़चिड़ा zlovoljan, razdražljiv ingerlékeny pemarah rellinn, síkvartandi, ergilegur irritabile 気むずかしい 성미 까다로운 irzlus īgns perengus chagrijnig irritabel, gretten drażliwy ژرعصبي كيدونكى، هغه څوك چې پر نڅه مروركيږي irritável supărăcios; ţâfnos раздражительный, сварливый mrzutý razdražljiv, siten svadljiv retlig, vresig ซึ่งอารมณ์ร้าย huysuz, aksi 易怒的 сварливий; буркотливий چڑچڑا dễ cáu 易怒的
ˈpeevishly adverb
stuurs بِمُشاكَسَه، بِغَضَب سَريع раздразнително irritavelmente mrzutě verdrießlich pirreligt; irritabelt θυμωμένα malhumoradamente, con mal humor pahuralt, tõredalt با بدخلقی äkäisesti avec (mauvaise) humeur בְּעַצבַּנוּת चिड़चिड़ाते हुए, चिड़चिड़ेपन से zlovolja nyűgösen secara pemarah ergilega (di cattivo umore) 気むずかしく 성미 까다롭게 irzliai īgni dgn sifat perengusnya chagrijnig irritabelt, grettent zrzędliwie ژرعصبي كيدونكى په irritavelmente supărat раздражительный mrzuto sitno svadljivo retligt, vresigt อย่างมีอารมณ์ร้าย huysuzlukla 易怒地 сварливо; буркотливо چڑچڑے پن سے dễ cáu 易怒地
ˈpeevishness noun
norsheid مُشاكَسَه، نَكَد، سُرْعَة غَضَب раздразнителност irritabilidade rozmrzelost die Verdrießlichkeit pirrelighed; irritation θυμός, εκνευρισμός mal humor, displicencia, impaciencia pahurus, tõredus بد خلقی؛ بهانه گیری äkäisyys mauvaise humeur עצבנות चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivost, mrzovoljnost ingerlékenység sifat pemarah önuglyndi irritabilità 気むずかしさ 성미 까다로움 irzlumas īdzība sifat perengus slechte humeur misnøye zły humor عصبيت ،مرورتيا irritabilidade irascibilitate раздражительность mrzutosť razdraženost, sitnoba svadljivost retlighet, vresighet ความฉุนเฉียว huysuzluk 易怒 сварливість چڑچڑاپن tính hay cáu kỉnh 易怒
peeved adjective
angry; annoyed. She was peeved about it. ontevrede غاضِب، مُنْزَعِج ядосан irritado rozhněvaný; otrávený eingeschnappt irriteret; sur θυμωμένος, ενοχλημένος fastidiado, molesto pahur, tõre رنجیده؛ دلخور äkäinen fâché רוגז नाराज zamjeriti duzzogó kesal gramur irritato いら立った 화난 suirzęs sakaitināts bengang geërgerd irritert, sur, ergerlig zirytowany په غوسه، په تاو، په قار، قارجن irritado iritat de раздражённый; недовольный nahnevaný jezen iznerviran irriterad, förargad ทําให้โกรธ öfkeli, sinirli 氣惱的 дратівливий جلا بھنا، بے حد خفا cáu kỉnh 气恼的
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