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Found 2 items, similar to pique.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pique
pique
n 1: tightly woven fabric with raised cords
2: a sudden outburst of anger;
“his temper sparked like damp
firewood” [syn:
temper,
irritation]
pique
v : cause to feel resentment or indignation;
“Her tactless
remark offended me” [syn:
offend]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pique
Pique
\Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Piqued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piquing.] [F. piquer. See
Pike.]
1. To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate;
to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
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Pique her, and soothe in turn. --Byron.
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2. To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to
stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
--Prior.
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3. To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
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Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill.
--Locke.
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Syn: To offend; displease; irritate; provoke; fret; nettle;
sting; goad; stimulate.
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Pique
\Pique\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The jigger. See
Jigger.
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Pique
\Pique\, n. [F., fr. piquer. See
Pike.]
1. A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a
social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as
through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
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Men take up piques and displeasures. --Dr. H. More.
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Wars had arisen . . . upon a personal pique. --De
Quincey.
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2. Keenly felt desire; a longing.
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Though it have the pique, and long,
'Tis still for something in the wrong. --Hudibras.
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3. (Card Playing) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to
count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary
counts one.
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Syn: Displeasure; irritation; grudge; spite.
Usage:
Pique,
Spite,
Grudge. Pique denotes a quick and
often transient sense of resentment for some supposed
neglect or injury, but it is not marked by
malevolence. Spite is a stronger term, denoting
settled ill will or malice, with a desire to injure,
as the result of extreme irritation. Grudge goes still
further, denoting cherished and secret enmity, with an
unforgiving spirit. A pique is usually of recent date;
a grudge is that which has long subsisted; spite
implies a disposition to cross or vex others.
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Pique
\Pique\, v. i.
To cause annoyance or irritation.
“Every verse hath
something in it that piques.” --Tatler.
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