peeve

 
Pronunciation: /piːv/
informal

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective peeved)
  • make (someone) rather annoyed; irritate: he was peeved at being excluded from the meeting that was the one thing that peeved him

noun

  • a cause of annoyance: someone lying to me is my pet peeve

Origin:

early 20th century: back-formation from peevish