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pique
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?k, IPA(key): /pi?k/
- Homophones: peak, peek, peke
- Rhymes: -i?k
Etymology 1
From Middle French pique (“a prick, sting”), from Old French pic (“a sharp point”). Doublet of pike (“long pointed weapon”). Compare Spanish picar (“to sting”).
Noun
pique (countable and uncountable, plural piques)
- A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- Men take up piques - and displeasures at others.
- 1854, Thomas De Quincey, On War
- Wars had arisen […] upon a personal pique.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 7:
- This defiance was not a fit of pique, but a matter of principle.
- 1957, Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman, Sweet Smell of Success
- You think this is a personal thing with me? Are you telling me I think of this in terms of a personal pique?
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 7:
- (obsolete) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
- 1684, Samuel Butler, Hudibras
- Though it have the pique, and long, / 'Tis still for something in the wrong.
- 1684, Samuel Butler, Hudibras
Translations
Verb
pique (third-person singular simple present piques, present participle piquing, simple past and past participle piqued)
- (transitive) To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.
- Synonyms: sting, nettle, irritate, fret
- 1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 11
- (reflexive) To take pride in; to pride oneself on.
- (transitive) To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.
- Synonyms: excite, stimulate
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Translations
Etymology 2
From French pic.
Noun
pique (plural piques)
- (card games) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
Verb
pique (third-person singular simple present piques, present participle piquing, simple past and past participle piqued)
- (card games, transitive) To score a pique against.
Etymology 3
From Spanish pique, from Central Quechua piki.
Noun
pique (plural piques)
- A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.
Etymology 4
From French piqué, past participle of piquer (“to prick, quilt”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?ke?/
Noun
pique (countable and uncountable, plural piques)
- A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
References
- “pique”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- Equip., equip, pequi
French
Etymology
Deverbal of piquer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pik/
Noun
pique f (plural piques)
- pike, lance
pique m (plural piques)
- (card games) spade (as a card suit)
Descendants
- ? German: Pik n
- ? Macedonian: ??? m (pik)
- ? Serbo-Croatian: m
- Cyrillic: ????
- Latin: p?k
- ? Slovene: pík
- ? Polish: pik m
Verb
pique
- inflection of piquer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
See also
Further reading
- “pique” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Noun
pique f (plural piques)
- Alternative form of picque
Portuguese
Etymology
From Middle French picque (“a prick, sting”), from Old French pic (“a sharp point”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi.ki/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /?pi.ke/
Noun
pique m (plural piques)
- any spear
- Synonyms: hasta, lança
- or specifically a pike
- Synonym: chuço
- hide-and-seek (game)
- Synonyms: esconde-esconde, pique-esconde
Derived terms
- a pique, ir a pique
Verb
pique
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of picar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of picar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of picar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of picar
Spanish
Etymology
From picar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pike/, [?pi.ke]
Noun
pique m (plural piques)
- (card games) spade
- downward movement
- jump, leap
- hit, fix (of drugs)
- rivalry, loggerheads
- grudge match
Derived terms
Verb
pique
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of picar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of picar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of picar.
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dislike
English
Etymology
From dis- +? like.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?la?k/, /?d?sla?k/
- Rhymes: -a?k
Noun
dislike (plural dislikes)
- An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
- (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).
- Tell me your likes and dislikes.
- (Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
Translations
Verb
dislike (third-person singular simple present dislikes, present participle disliking, simple past and past participle disliked)
- (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) [16th-19th c.]
- (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
- (Internet) To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
- This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
Synonyms
- mislike
- hate
- disrecommend
Antonyms
- like
Translations
See also
- abhor
- despise
- detest
- hate
- loathe
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