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- Dictionarypique/piːk/
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. arouse (interest or curiosity): "with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find" Similar
- 2. feel irritated or resentful: "she was piqued by his curtness" Similar
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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.
- English (US)
a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging...
- Znaczenie Pique, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
pique definicja: 1. a feeling of anger, especially caused by...
- Traditional
PIQUE translate: （尤指因自尊心受損而產生的）不悅，生氣. Learn more in the...
- Pique: Indonesian Translation
pique translate: tersinggung. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Pique: French Translation
PIQUE translate: dépit. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Pique: German Translation
pique translate: der Groll. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Pique definition: to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride. See examples of PIQUE used in a sentence.
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 is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly. Eventually, Mr Green left, although not, as widely believed, out of pique at not becoming chief executive.
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.
Definition of pique noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
