Foreign films often pique the interest of Americans only if they have a lot of action scenes.
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Pique
//piːk//
Synonyms for "pique" (253 found)
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Verb(26 words)
exasperateexcitefretfrustrategetget on someone's nervesget on someone's titsget on someone's wickget someone's back upget someone's dander upget someone's goatget someone's irish upget someone's nannyget someone's nanny-goatget under one's goatget under someone's goatget under someone's skinget upgive someone the shitsgrate
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Related words (126)
inviteinvolveinvolve inirkirkingirritateirritationjazz upmaddenmiffmolestmotivatemovenagneedlenettlenudzhnylonoffensepeeve
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persecutepesterpetpickpick onpick upplaguepluck the beardplumepotherpreenprickprideprimeprodprovocationprovokepunchput output up toquickenraiseraise uprallyranklerenewresentmentresuscitatereviveriderileroilrouserufflescowlset astirset onset upsharpensic onsnuffspitestewstimulatestirstir the bloodstir the embersstir uptantalizeteasetickletifftitillatetormenttry the patienceturn ontweak the noseumbragevexvexationwake upwakenwhetwhip upwork upworry
Verb(36 words)
Noun(4 words)
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Translations
39 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- засегнато самочувствие noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- обида noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- възбуждам verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- засягам verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 恼怒 noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- 好奇心） verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- 激起（兴趣 verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
Czech
4 entries- uražená pýcha noun (irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; a transient feeling of wounded pride)
- dotknout se verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
- popudit verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
- urazit verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Finnish
1 entries- närkästys noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
German
1 entries- pikieren verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Irish
2 entries- múisiam noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- stuaic noun (irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; a transient feeling of wounded pride)
Italian
3 entries- picca noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- puntigliosità noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- ripicca noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
Romanian
3 entries- pică noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- ofensa verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
- supăra verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Russian
3 entries- доса́да noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- раздраже́ние noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- уязвля́ть verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- ȕvreda noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- у̏вреда noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
Spanish
4 entries- pique noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- resentimiento noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- azuzar verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- encender verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
Turkish
3 entries- darılma noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- incinme noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
- kırılma noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
That was enough to pique my curiosity.
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What would pique your interest?
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This book might pique your mother’s curiosity.
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