Definitions of pique [pik]

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Definition of 'pique'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) pique
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride.

2.  pique
to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.).

3.  pique
to excite, arouse, or provoke:
The remark piqued my curiosity.

4.  pique
Archaic. to pride (oneself) (usu. fol. by on or upon).

5. (v.i.) pique
to arouse pique in someone.

6. (n.) pique
a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride.

Etymology: (1525–35; < MF pique (n.), piquer (v.) < VL *piccare to pick¹; cf. pickax , pike², piqué)

Definition of 'pique'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pique
tightly woven fabric with raised cords

2. (verb) pique, temper, irritation
a sudden outburst of anger
"his temper sparked like damp firewood"

3. (verb) pique, offend
cause to feel resentment or indignation
"Her tactless remark offended me"

Definition of 'pique'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) pique
a cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc

2. (noun) pique
the jigger. See Jigger

3. (noun) pique
a feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation

4. (noun) pique
keenly felt desire; a longing

5. (noun) pique
in piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one

6. (verb) pique
to wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger

7. (verb) pique
to excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity

8. (verb) pique
to pride or value; -- used reflexively

9. (verb) pique
to cause annoyance or irritation

Translation of 'pique'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: anger caused by one's pride being hurt She walked out of the room in a fit of pique.
Afrikaans: wrewe;	Arabic: غَضَب، إسْتِياء	Bulgarian: засягам
Brazilian: raiva	Czech: uraženost	German: der Groll
Danish: såret stolthed	Greek: ενόχληση, θυμός από πείρα	Spanish: resentimiento, despecho
Estonian: (viha)vimm	Farsi: دلخوری	Finnish: närkästys
French: dépit	Hebrew: טִינָה	Hindi: खीज
Croatian: srdžba, ljutnja	Hungarian: sértődés	Indonesian: tersinggung
Icelandic: gremja	Italian: irritazione	Japanese: 立腹
Korean: 화, 분개, 짜증	Lithuanian: įžeista savimeilė, apmaud	Latvian: aizvainojums
Malay: perasaan tersinggung	Dutch: gepikeerdheid	Norwegian: såret forfengelighet
Polish: uraza, złość	Persian: دلخوری	Pashto: خپګان ( چه دسپكاوى يابۍ ب
Portuguese: raiva	Romanian: ciudă	Russian: досада
Slovak: urazenosť	Slovenian: užaljenost	Serbian: gnev
Swedish: förtrytelse, sårad stolth	Thai: ความฉุนเฉียว	Turkish: kırılma, incinme
Taiwanese: 嘔氣	Ukrainian: вражене самолюбство	Urdu: فخر کو لگنے والي ٹھيس
Vietnamese: sự hờn giận	Chinese: 呕气
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