Pique vs. Resentment

Piquenoun

A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.

Piquenoun

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.

Piquenoun

(obsolete) Keenly felt desire; a longing.

Piquenoun

(card games) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

Piquenoun

A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.

Piquenoun

A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Piqueverb

(transitive) To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.

Piqueverb

(reflexive) To take pride in; to pride oneself on.

Piqueverb

(transitive) To excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting.

Piqueverb

To score a pique against.

Piquenoun

A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, - used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

Piquenoun

The jigger. See Jigger.

Piquenoun

A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.

Piquenoun

Keenly felt desire; a longing.

Piquenoun

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

Piqueverb

To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.

Piqueverb

To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.

Piqueverb

To pride or value; - used reflexively.

Piqueverb

To cause annoyance or irritation.

Piquenoun

tightly woven fabric with raised cords

Piquenoun

a sudden outburst of anger;

Piqueverb

cause to feel resentment or indignation;

Resentmentnoun

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

Resentmentnoun

(obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.

Resentmentnoun

(obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude

Resentmentnoun

The act of resenting.

Resentmentnoun

The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.

Resentmentnoun

In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.

Resentmentnoun

In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.

Resentmentnoun

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Resentment

Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust, anger, and fear. Other psychologists consider it a mood or as a secondary emotion (including cognitive elements) that can be elicited in the face of insult and/or injury.Inherent in resentment is a perception of unfairness (i.e.