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The Meaning of pique

  • (n.) A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
  • (n.) The jigger. See Jigger.
  • (n.) A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
  • (n.) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
  • (n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
  • (v. t.) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
  • (v. t.) To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
  • (v. t.) To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
  • (v. i.) To cause annoyance or irritation.

Synonyms

temper , irritation , discomfort , annoying , toughness , botheration , surliness , biliousness , innervation , mood , provocation , peevishness , humor , pettishness , excitation , soreness , irritability , humour , aggravation , snappishness , vexation , annoyance , injure , hurt , spite , go against , violate , appall , outrage , shock , transgress , scandalise , break , appal , scandalize , bruise , breach , offend , infract , wound , displeasure , offense , resentment , umbrage , grudge , anger

Antonyms

approval , contentment , gratification , pleasure , satisfaction , complacency , delight

Homophones

paek , peak , peake , peek

Rhymes

antique , ashcreek , baek , batik , beak , beeck , beek , belgique , bespeak , bleak , boutique , cacique , cheek , chesapeake , chic , cleek , clique , creak , creek , critique , deike , dieck , dominique , eke , electrique , feick , fenugreek , fleek , freak , geac , geek , gieck , gleek , greek , grosbeak , henriques , henriquez , kmiec , leak , leake , leek , leick , leveque , manrique , martinique , mcpeek , mediq , meek , midweek , misspeak , monique , mozambique , mystique , nongreek , oblique , paek , peak , peake , peek , physique , reeck , reek , respeak , rieck , riecke , riek , rieke , screak , seaq , seek , sheek , sheik , sheikh , shriek , siek , sikh , sleek , sneak , speak , speake , squeak , steek , streak , streek , tariq , teac , teak , technique , tweak , unique , vanbeek , veronique , weak , week , weick , weik , wieck , workweek , wreak , zeek , zeke