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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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Pique and insult and offend

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0 I think they are different degrees of the same thing, which is to wound or hurt someone's feelings. 02br 02br 01b 00Pique02b 00 is generally used to indicate a temporary state. It comes from a French word meaning "to *** or sting", and that is the sort of meaning it holds in English.

  • 0 I think they are different degrees of the same thing, which is to wound or hurt someone's feelings.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00Pique02b 00 is generally used to indicate a temporary state.
  • It comes from a French word meaning "to *** or sting", and that is the sort of meaning it holds in English.
  • "he felt a bit piqued not to be invited to the party".
  • " 02br 02br 01b 00offend02b 00 this need not imply a deliberate intention to hurt someone's feelings; it may indicate simply a violation of the person's sense of what is proper or fitting.
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0 I think they are different degrees of the same thing, which is to wound or hurt someone's feelings. 02br
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01b00Pique02b00 is generally used to indicate a temporary state. It comes from a French word meaning "to *** or sting", and that is the sort of meaning it holds in English. "he felt a bit piqued not to be invited to the party". "When he didn't wi

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