pet peeve

noun

Definition of pet peevenext
as in problem
US something that annoys or bothers a person very much One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.

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Recent Examples of pet peeve My pet peeve is definitely houses without books. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026 But this remains a parks pet peeve. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 His deep dive into the genre left him with some pet peeves, not least the irrational or simply implausible behavior of many horror-movie protagonists. — Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Not exactly ideal in a flagship vehicle and my biggest pet peeve with the Sequoia. — Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pet peeve
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  1. problem
  2. worry
Noun
  • The judges cited admission policies that allowed private schools to reject students with behavioral problems, disabilities or poor academic performance.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Still, many challenging open questions must be answered before the Many Worlds interpretation can be accepted as our best explanation for the measurement problem.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of problem
Noun
  • Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview earlier this fall with NPR, Los Angeles County's top voting official, Dean Logan, alluded to those worries.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of worry

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