teasing
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases
Types & categories
- harassment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
Related & opposite
- playful similar to
Sense 3 noun
playful vexation
the parody was just a form of teasing
Types & categories
- frolic hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
her lazy teasing smile
Related & opposite
- seductive similar to
Sense 5 noun
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Types & categories
- combing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
Related & opposite
- plague derivation
- disagreeable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ridicule |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tease |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | harassment |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | playful |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | frolic |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | seductive |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comb out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fluff |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | combing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | plague |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | disagreeable |