- pique
- I. n.
1.Resentment (slight), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride, stinging vexation, displeasure, irritation, spite.2.Point, nicety, punctilio.II. v. a.1.Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up.2.Offend, displease, affront, provoke, incense, irritate, chafe, nettle, vex, fret, sting, wound, give offence to, give umbrage to, pain.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.