pique

/piːk/noun

A brief feeling of irritation or resentment, especially when your pride has been hurt.

Example sentence

“She stormed out of the meeting in a fit of pique.”

Sounds exactly like 'peak' and 'peek'. Appears in 'a fit of pique', and as a verb in 'pique someone's interest'.

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