Meaning of the word piqued in English

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piqued

US /piːkt/
UK /piːkt/

Adjective

1.

slightly angry, especially because someone has damaged your feeling of being proud of yourself:

Example:
The scientists were piqued because science and hard work made their colleague wealthy.
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