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Word | Tantalize |
Swedish Meaning | reta, pina, fresta, locka, amerikansk engelska, i brittisk engelska tantalise |
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 / To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of reach / tease; torture with disappointment / torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable. / to cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement about something that is very attractive, appealing, etc., | |
Usage | ⇒ The lady who was a spy tantalized the foreigner ⇒ Tom loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy; he knew the boy was forbidden to have it. ⇒ She was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly. ⇒ such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world's best thinkers |
Synonyms | tease, torment, frustrate, taunt, provoke, bait, fascinate, annoy, harass, irritate, pester, rally, tantalise, tempt, worry, plague, badger, bedevil, rag, bother, |
Antonyms | satiate, disenchant, adhere, applause, assuage, clapping, cloy, content, enchant, entwine, fill, fill up, glut, ovation, overpower, quench, repulse, satisfy, surfeit, respectful, |
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