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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"
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.
pique. noun. /piːk/. /piːk/. [uncountable] (formal) annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because you believe that you have not been treated with enough respect. When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique. She’d lied about it out of pique.
3 days ago · pique in American English. (pik) (verb piqued, piquing) transitive verb. 1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride. She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation. 2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.) 3.
the feeling of being annoyed. pique. verb. uk / piːk / us present participle piquing | past tense and past participle piqued. pique sb's curiosity/interest, etc. to make someone interested in something. (Definition of pique from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of pique. in Chinese (Traditional)
Pique definition: to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride. See examples of PIQUE used in a sentence.
(pēk) n. A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride. tr.v. piqued, piqu·ing, piques. 1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation. 2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity. 3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.
