pique
1. tightly woven fabric with raised cords (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: fabric, cloth, material, textile 2. a sudden outburst of anger - his temper sparked like damp firewood • Syn: temper, irritation • Derivationally related forms: irritate (for: irritation), temper (for: temper) • Hypernyms: annoyance, chafe, vexation
cause to feel resentment or indignation - Her tactless remark offended me • Syn: offend • Derivationally related forms: offensive (for: offend), offence (for: offend) • Hypernyms: anger • Cause: resent • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - The performance is likely to pique Sue
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