Piqued vs Crushed - What's the difference?
piqued | crushed | Related terms |
(pique)
Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.
(crush)
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
Broken, saddened, depressed.
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, title= (not comparable, textiles) Of a fabric, having the appearance of having been crushed.
Piqued is a related term of crushed.
As verbs the difference between piqued and crushed
is that piqued is (pique) while crushed is (crush).As adjectives the difference between piqued and crushed
is that piqued is annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor while crushed is pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.piqued
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* (annoyed) irritated, nettled, vexedcrushed
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(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}