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/piːk/ · verb
To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend..
The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan novv is vviſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
Brisk Confidence still best with woman copes; / Pique her and soothe in turn, soon Passion crowns thy hopes.
His chusing to walk with her, she had learnt to understand. It was done to pique Miss Brereton.
She treated him indulgently, as if he were a child. He thought he did not mind. But deep below the surface it piqued him.
I believe this will pique your interest.
I have been hugely involved in the operational side until this point, but now I can speak to operators and other businesses such as American and European companies, because we seem to have piqued interest.
[G]ood Nature may be ſetled in them [children] into a Habit, and they may take pleaſure and pique themſelves in being kind, liberal, and civil to others.
The American hunters pique themselves on their skill in shooting Racoons; which, from the extraordinary vigilance and cunning of the animals, is by no means an easy task.
Use pique when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pique means To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend..
Common synonyms include fret, nettle, sting, aggravate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan novv is vviſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
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