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Exact Match:

tease

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

separate the fibers of; "tease wool"

disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

raise the nap of (fabrics)

tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"

annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"

Synonyms:

• Artful Dodger,
• Casanova,
• Don Juan,
• Machiavel,
• Machiavelli,
• Machiavellian,
• actor,
• aggravate,
• annoy,
• annoyer,
• appeal,
• apply pressure,
• attract,
• badger,
• badgerer,
• baffle,
• bafflement,
• bait,
• balk,
• bamboozler,
• banter,
• be at,
• be attractive,
• beckon,
• bedevil,
• befuddler,
• beguiler,
• beleaguer,
• beset,
• besiege,
• betrayed hope,
• bilk,
• blandish,
• blasted expectation,
• blighted hope,
• blow,
• bother,
• bristle,
• brown off,
• buffet,
• bug,
• bully,
• bullyrag,
• burn up,
• buttonhole,
• cajole,
• cast down,
• chaff,
• charmer,
• chivy,
• coax,
• comedown,
• counterfeiter,
• cross,
• cruel disappointment,
• dash,
• dashed hope,
• deceiver,
• defeat,
• defeat expectation,
• deluder,
• devil,
• disappoint,
• disappointment,
• discomfiture,
• discompose,
• disillusion,
• disillusionment,
• dissatisfaction,
• dissatisfy,
• dissembler,
• dissimulator,
• distemper,
• disturb,
• dodger,
• dog,
• double-dealer,
• drive mad,
• dun,
• duper,
• enchanter,
• engage,
• entrancer,
• exasperate,
• exercise,
• exert pressure,
• failure,
• faker,
• fallen countenance,
• fash,
• fetch,
• fiasco,
• fizzle,
• foil,
• foiling,
• fooler,
• forger,
• forlorn hope,
• frustrate,
• frustration,
• gay deceiver,
• get,
• gnaw,
• goad,
• gripe,
• guy,
• harass,
• harasser,
• harrier,
• harry,
• haze,
• heckle,
• heckler,
• hector,
• hoaxer,
• hope deferred,
• hound,
• hypnotizer,
• importune,
• interest,
• invite,
• irk,
• irritate,
• jape,
• jest,
• jilt,
• jilter,
• jive,
• joke,
• joker,
• jokester,
• jolly,
• josh,
• kid,
• kidder,
• leg-puller,
• let down,
• letdown,
• manipulate,
• mesmerizer,
• miff,
• mirage,
• misleader,
• molest,
• nag,
• nag at,
• needle,
• nettle,
• nudnik,
• nudzh,
• peeve,
• persecute,
• persecutor,
• pest,
• pester,
• pesterer,
• pick on,
• pique,
• plagiarist,
• plagiarizer,
• plague,
• plaguer,
• playactor,
• pluck the beard,
• ply,
• pother,
• practical joker,
• press,
• pressure,
• provoke,
• push,
• put on,
• rag,
• ragger,
• rally,
• razz,
• rib,
• ride,
• rile,
• roast,
• roil,
• role-player,
• ruffle,
• sadist,
• seducer,
• setback,
• sore disappointment,
• spoofer,
• summon,
• tantalization,
• tantalize,
• taunt,
• teaser,
• tempt,
• thwart,
• tickle,
• titillate,
• torment,
• tormentor,
• try the patience,
• tweak the nose,
• twit,
• urge,
• vex,
• wheedle,
• whet the appetite,
• winkle,
• work,
• work on,
• worry