pique
noun/piːk/
/piːk/
[uncountable] (formal)- annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because you believe that you have not been treated with enough respect
- When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique.
- She’d lied about it out of pique.
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek piqueTopics Feelingsc2/piːk//piːk/- peak noun
- Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
- peak verb
- Inflation is expected to peak in December.
- peek verb
- I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.
- peek noun
- She sneaked a peek at her watch.
- pique noun
- He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.
- pique verb
- He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting animosity between two or more people): from French piquer ‘prick, irritate’.
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