- nounpique (noun)
- a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride:"he left in a fit of pique"
verbpique (verb) · piques (third person present) · piqued (past tense) · piqued (past participle) · piquing (present participle)- stimulate (interest or curiosity):"you have piqued my curiosity about the man"
- (be piqued)feel irritated or resentful:"she was piqued by his curtness"
- archaic(pique oneself)pride oneself:"men, who are thought to pique themselves upon their Wit"
Originmid 16th century (denoting animosity between two or more people): from French piquer ‘prick, irritate’.nounpique (noun) · piques (plural noun)- (in piquet) the scoring of 30 points on declarations and play before one's opponent scores anything. Compare with repique."players must declare that they have a pique or repique, or else they do not receive any points for them"
verbpique (verb) · piques (third person present) · piqued (past tense) · piqued (past participle) · piquing (present participle)- score a pique against (one's opponent).
Originmid 17th century: from French pic, from the Old French sense ‘stabbing blow’, of unknown ultimate origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Britannica Dictionary definition of PIQUE [noncount] formal : a sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone has offended youwww.britannica.com/dictionary/pique: to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuffwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piqueIt comes from a French word meaning literally "to prick," and when people were first piqued in English they were irritated and angry. Pique can still be used (especially in British English) to mean "to arouse anger or resentment in," as in "Their rudeness piqued me."www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/pique-vs-pea…
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