Pique ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Pique ( verb )

1. To excite or arouse (interest, curiosity, etc.).
2. To provoke or annoy (a person) by a deliberate act or remark.

Origin:

French piquer, from old french, from pique point, sting, from latin picus woodpecker, from picus, pix, pitch; akin to latin picus woodpecker, greek peikos.

Examples:

1. His remark piqued my interest.
2. The article piqued my curiosity.
3. She piqued his anger.
4. His behavior piqued her annoyance.
5. The challenge piqued his interest.

(As a noun)

Pique ( noun )

1. To excite or arouse (interest, curiosity, etc.).
2. To provoke or annoy (a person) by a deliberate act or remark.

Origin:

French piquer, from old french, from pique point, sting, from latin picus woodpecker, from picus, pix, pitch; akin to latin picus woodpecker, greek peikos.

Examples:

1. His remark piqued my interest.
2. The article piqued my curiosity.
3. She piqued his anger.
4. His behavior piqued her annoyance.
5. The challenge piqued his interest.