He was piqued
He was annoyed
TRANSLATION
pique = Groll, Vergrämtheit to pique = verärgern, verletzen, reizen, to pique sb.'s curiosity = jds. Neugier reizen to pique sb.'s interest = jds. Interesse wecken in a fit of pique = in plötzlicher Gereiztheit --- GOOGLE INDEX pique: approximately 13,000,000 Google hits
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Secular France PIQUED by Muslim Bathing Attire
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Lana Turner was always optimistic and never seemed bitter, though she was PIQUED at how her Hollywood bosses treated her after 17 years as a box-office star.
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Lana Turner was always optimistic and never seemed bitter, though she was PIQUED at how her Hollywood bosses treated her after 17 years as a box-office star.
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pique
noun
- a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride."he left in a fit of pique"
SYNONYMS
irritation, annoyance, resentment, anger, displeasure, indignation, temper, bad temper, wounded/hurt pride, wounded/hurt feelings, petulance, ill humour, peevishness, offence, umbrage, vexation, exasperation, disgruntlement, discontent, discontentment
"he left in a fit of pique"
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pique
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arouse (interest or curiosity)."with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find"
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stimulate, arouse, rouse, provoke, whet, awaken, excite, kindle, stir, spur, intrigue, galvanize
"his scientific curiosity was piqued"
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pique
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- feel irritated or resentful.
"she was piqued by his rudeness"
SYNONYMS
irritate, annoy, bother, vex, provoke, displease, upset, offend, affront, anger, exasperate, infuriate, gall, irk, get someone's back up, disgruntle, nettle, needle, ruffle, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, rub up the wrong way; informalpeeve, aggravate, miff, rile, get, get to, bug, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, hack off, get someone's goat, wind up
informal
nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, tick off, piss off (slang)
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ORIGIN
Pique (circa 1532) is from the Middle French pique, meaning "a prick, sting, irritation" and from the Old French pic. The verb, in the sense of "to excite to anger" is attested from 1671.
One thing that piques many non-native speakers about the English language is pronunciation. Here we have another example. Pique is pronounced exactly like peek and peak, but all three words have completely different meanings.
As a noun, a peak is the top of a mountain, a stiff brim at the front of a cap, or the point of highest activity, achievement or intensity:
- The hikers reached the peak of Mount Rainier in the early afternoon.
- It was the peak of their visit to Seattle.
The word peek is a verb that means to look quickly or secretly. Peek can also be a noun, referring to an instance of peeking.
- I peeked at the new magazine issue before it went to press. (verb)
- I had a peek at the new magazine before it went to press. (noun)
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noun
- a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride."he left in a fit of pique"
SYNONYMS
irritation, annoyance, resentment, anger, displeasure, indignation, temper, bad temper, wounded/hurt pride, wounded/hurt feelings, petulance, ill humour, peevishness, offence, umbrage, vexation, exasperation, disgruntlement, discontent, discontentment
"he left in a fit of pique"
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pique
verb
arouse (interest or curiosity)."with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find"
SYNONYMS
stimulate, arouse, rouse, provoke, whet, awaken, excite, kindle, stir, spur, intrigue, galvanize
"his scientific curiosity was piqued"
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pique
verb
- feel irritated or resentful.
"she was piqued by his rudeness"
SYNONYMS
irritate, annoy, bother, vex, provoke, displease, upset, offend, affront, anger, exasperate, infuriate, gall, irk, get someone's back up, disgruntle, nettle, needle, ruffle, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, rub up the wrong way; informalpeeve, aggravate, miff, rile, get, get to, bug, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, hack off, get someone's goat, wind up
informal
nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, tick off, piss off (slang)
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ORIGIN
Pique (circa 1532) is from the Middle French pique, meaning "a prick, sting, irritation" and from the Old French pic. The verb, in the sense of "to excite to anger" is attested from 1671.
One thing that piques many non-native speakers about the English language is pronunciation. Here we have another example. Pique is pronounced exactly like peek and peak, but all three words have completely different meanings.
As a noun, a peak is the top of a mountain, a stiff brim at the front of a cap, or the point of highest activity, achievement or intensity:
- The hikers reached the peak of Mount Rainier in the early afternoon.
- It was the peak of their visit to Seattle.
The word peek is a verb that means to look quickly or secretly. Peek can also be a noun, referring to an instance of peeking.
- I peeked at the new magazine issue before it went to press. (verb)
- I had a peek at the new magazine before it went to press. (noun)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Ellen was PIQUED when she found out that she wasn't invited to the meeting."
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QUICK, BEFORE YOU GO, TEST YOUR MEMORY !!
Do you remember yesterday's OWAD?
What's the missing phrase?
unkonkret, unentschlossen, opportunistisch, lasch, labberig, verwaschen, wetterwendisch = W _ _ _ _ - W _ _ _ _
"Bob is fantastic on the telephone, but his presentations are rather W _ _ _ _ - W _ _ _ _ let’s send him on a course."
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