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- DictionaryPique/pēk/
noun
- 1. a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride: "he left in a fit of pique"
verb
- 1. stimulate (interest or curiosity): "you have piqued my curiosity about the man"
- 2. feel irritated or resentful: "she was piqued by his curtness"
The meaning of PIQUE is to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff. How to use pique in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pique.
Pique definition: to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride. See examples of PIQUE used in a sentence.
a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself: He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony.
a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself: He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony.
The verb pique means to make someone angry or annoyed. But when something piques your interest or curiosity, here the verb pique just means to arouse, stimulate, or excite.
If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
Definition of pique noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
