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piqued

/piːkt/

Meanings
verb
To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.

Examples :

"Sarah's pride was piqued when she wasn't chosen for the team, and she felt angry about it. "
emotion mind character attitude

Related Words

Illustration slighting

slighting verb

/ˈslaɪtɪŋ/

To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.

"She felt like her boss was slighting her contributions by never acknowledging her hard work in team meetings. "

Illustration thoughtless

thoughtless adjective

/ˈθɔːtləs/ /ˈθɔtləs/

Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.

"Her thoughtless remark about his weight really hurt his feelings. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration sequence

sequence noun

/ˈsiːkwəns/

A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series

"The sequence of events in the school play was: introduction, conflict, climax, and resolution. "

Illustration jealousy

jealousy noun

/ˈdʒɛləsi/

A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

"Her jealousy flared when she saw her boyfriend talking closely with another girl at the party. "

Illustration oneself

oneself pronoun

/wʌnˈsɛlf/

A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

Illustration stimulate

stimulate verb

/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/

To encourage into action.

"The teacher's inspiring speech stimulated the students to study harder for the exam. "

Illustration interest

interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

Illustration herself

herself pronoun

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

"She injured herself."

Illustration resentment

resentment noun

/ɹɪˈzɛntmənt/

A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation.

"My brother's constant bragging about his good grades fueled my resentment. "

Illustration arriving

arriving verb

/əˈɹaɪvɪŋ/

To reach; to get to a certain place.

"He arrived home for two days."