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Pet Peeve
Definition: A pet peeve refers to something that particularly annoys or irritates an individual. It is a minor issue that can disproportionately affect someone's mood or behavior.
Examples:
- Noun: One of my biggest pet peeves is people chewing with their mouths open.
- Noun: His constant tardiness quickly became a pet peeve among his colleagues.
- Noun: Leaving dirty dishes in the sink is a common pet peeve for many roommates.
- Noun: Being interrupted while speaking is one of her major pet peeves.
- Noun: One of the author's pet peeves is the misuse of their, there, and they're in writing.
- Adjective: She found his incessant talking about sports to be pet peeve-worthy.
- Adjective: As a teacher, it can be frustrating to witness pet peeve behaviors in the classroom.
- Adjective: He had a pet peeve aversion to people who cut in line.
- Adjective: The pet peeve issue of loud cellphone conversations in public places needs to be addressed.
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