Peeved — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

aroused to impatience or anger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːvd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːvd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːvd/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈiːvd/.

Examples

made an irritated gesture
feeling nettled from the constant teasing
peeved about being left out

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

miffed peeve riled roiled steamed pissed stung nettled annoyed pissed off irritated

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
adjective	aroused to impatience or anger “made an irritated gesture”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verärgert

Grund, verärgert, irritiert oder verärgert zu sein

🇫🇷French

irrité

provoquer d'être ennuyé, irrité ou irrité

🇪🇸Spanish

furioso

causar enojo, irritación o resentimiento

🇮🇹Italian

irritato

motivo di essere infastidito, irritato o risentito

🇳🇱Dutch

geïrriteerd

aanleiding geven tot ergernis, irritatie of wrok

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritado

fazer com que fique aborrecido, irritado ou ressentido

🇷🇺Russian

раздраженный

вызывать раздражение, раздражение или обиду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिढ़ा हुआ

खीझ, खीझ या नाराजगी का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্ত

বিরক্ত, বিরক্ত বা বিরক্ত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கோபமடைந்தார்

எரிச்சல், எரிச்சல் அல்லது வெறுப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडलेले

चिडचिड, चिडचिड किंवा नाराज होण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીડવું

નારાજ, ચિડાઈ ગયેલું અથવા નારાજ થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൊറിഞ്ഞു

ശല്യപ്പെടുത്താനോ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കാനോ നീരസപ്പെടാനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

ਨਾਰਾਜ਼, ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ, ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان

ناراض، چڑچڑاپن، یا ناراضگی کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恼怒的

引起恼怒、恼怒或怨恨

🇯🇵Japanese

イライラした

イライラしたり、イライラしたり、憤慨したりする原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

오줌싸다

짜증나게 하거나, 짜증나게 하거나, 분개하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bực tức

gây khó chịu, khó chịu hoặc bực bội

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

ทำให้เกิดความรำคาญ หงุดหงิด หรือไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesal

menyebabkan jengkel, jengkel, atau kesal

🇵🇭Filipino

nagalit

maging sanhi ng inis, inis, o sama ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

geram

menyebabkan rasa jengkel, jengkel, atau geram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منزعج

يسبب الانزعاج أو الانزعاج أو الاستياء

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحت شد

باعث ناراحتی، عصبانیت یا رنجش می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sinirli

sinirlenmeye, rahatsız olmaya veya kırgın olmaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבני

לגרום לעצבנות, לעצבנות או לכעוס

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