Pique
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Pique
Verb
- To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
"I believe this will pique your interest."
- To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).
"I believe this will pique your interest."
- To pride (oneself) on something.
- To excite or stimulate (oneself).
Noun
- Enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute.
- Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.
- In pique of honour: a matter, a point.
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- Synonym of pica (“a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances”).