Pique vs. Resentment — What's the Difference?

A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.

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.

A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp.

Indignation or ill will stemming from a feeling of having been wronged or offended.

To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

To provoke; arouse

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

To pride (oneself)

(obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude

(transitive)

The act of resenting.

To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

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.

To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).

In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.

(reflexive) To pride (oneself) on something.

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

To excite or stimulate (oneself).

A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

(intransitive)

To take pride in.

To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.

To express jealousy, resentment, etc. at someone; to become angry or annoyed.

To score a pique against (someone).

(uncountable) Enmity, ill feeling; (countable) a feeling of animosity or a dispute.

(uncountable) Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; (countable) especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.

In pique of honour: a matter, a point.

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

(obsolete) A chigger, chigoe, or jigger (Tunga penetrans), a species of tropical flea.

(sewing) piqué

Synonym of pica

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

The jigger. See Jigger.

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

Keenly felt desire; a longing.

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

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

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

To pride or value; - used reflexively.

To cause annoyance or irritation.

Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

A sudden outburst of anger;

Cause to feel resentment or indignation;