annoy vs peeve

annoy

verb
  • To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome. 

  • To molest; to harm; to injure. 

  • To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. 

peeve

verb
  • To annoy; vex. 

noun
  • An annoyance or grievance. 

How often have the words annoy and peeve occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )