pique
noun
[ piːk ]
• a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.
• "he left in a fit of pique"
Similar:
irritation,
annoyance,
resentment,
anger,
displeasure,
indignation,
temper,
bad temper,
wounded/hurt pride,
wounded/hurt feelings,
petulance,
ill humour,
peevishness,
offence,
umbrage,
vexation,
exasperation,
disgruntlement,
discontent,
discontentment,
pique
verb
• arouse (interest or curiosity).
• "with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find"
Similar:
stimulate,
arouse,
rouse,
provoke,
whet,
awaken,
excite,
kindle,
stir,
spur,
intrigue,
galvanize,
• feel irritated or resentful.
• "she was piqued by his curtness"
Similar:
irritate,
annoy,
bother,
vex,
provoke,
displease,
upset,
offend,
affront,
anger,
exasperate,
infuriate,
gall,
irk,
get someone's back up,
disgruntle,
nettle,
needle,
ruffle,
get on someone's nerves,
ruffle someone's feathers,
make someone's hackles rise,
rub up the wrong way,
peeve,
aggravate,
miff,
rile,
get,
get to,
bug,
get under someone's skin,
get in someone's hair,
hack off,
get someone's goat,
wind up,
nark,
get on someone's wick,
give someone the hump,
get across,
get up someone's nose,
tick off,
rankle,
ride,
gravel,
bum out,
rark,
exacerbate,
hump,
rasp,
piss off,
• pride oneself.
• "men, who are thought to pique themselves upon their Wit"
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting animosity between two or more people): from French piquer ‘prick, irritate’.
pique
noun
• (in piquet) the scoring of 30 points on declarations and play before one's opponent scores anything.
pique
verb
• score a pique against (one's opponent).
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French pic, from the Old French sense ‘stabbing blow’, of unknown ultimate origin.
piqué
noun
• stiff fabric, typically cotton, woven in a strongly ribbed or raised pattern.
• "a white cotton piqué shirt"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, literally ‘backstitched’, past participle of piquer .
