- 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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