pique

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

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

II - verb

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  temper, irritation, offend