pique
To wound the pride ofTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
» You've piqued my interest.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
pikieren
уязвля́тьujazvljátʹ
(transitive)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.
(reflexive, transitive)To pride (oneself) on something.
(intransitive)To take pride in.
(intransitive)To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.
(obsolete, reflexive, transitive)To excite or stimulate (oneself).
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)To express jealousy, resentment, etc. at someone; to become angry or annoyed.
(ambitransitive, archaic, obsolete)To score a pique against (someone).
- cause to feel resentment or indignation
Examples
24 sentencesYou've piqued my interest.
My curiosity was piqued.
Tom's curiosity was piqued.
deToms Neugier war geweckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Yanni saw something that piqued his curiosity.
His curiosity piqued, he asked a question.
deAngetrieben durch seine Neugier stellte er eine Frage. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
The verb is borrowed from French piquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) toThe verb is borrowed from French piquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) to get angry; to provoke, stimulate; (reflexive) to boast about”), from Middle French piquer, picquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) to get angry”), from Old French piquer (“to pierce with the tip of a sword”), from proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *pīccare (“to sting; to strike”) or *pikkāre, and then either:
The noun is borrowed from French pic, Middle French pic (“pique in the game of piquet; pike (tool)”), picq (“game of piquet”), from Vulgar Latin *pīccus (“sharp point, peak; pike, spike”), possibly from Frankish *pikk, *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pikjaz, *pīkaz (“sharp point, peak; pickaxe; pike”); further etymology unknown. Doublet of pike.
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Forms
piques, piquing, piqued, piquedSynonyms
77 synonyms- cause to feel resentment or indignation:offend
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle