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Frustrated vs Peeved - What's the difference?

frustrated | peeved |

As verbs the difference between frustrated and peeved

is that frustrated is (frustrate) while peeved is (peeve).

As an adjective frustrated

is foiled, stopped, disappointed.

frustrated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (frustrate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • foiled, stopped, disappointed
  • suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.}}

    Derived terms

    * frustratedly

    Related terms

    * frustrating

    peeved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peeve)

    • peeve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An annoyance or grievance.

    • Verb

    (peev)
  • To annoy; vex.
    • He was peeved to note that his work had been undone.

    See also

    * pet peeve