tantalization

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of teasing or provoking someone persistently, often in a playful or malicious manner, especially by holding out something desirable but out of reach.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de taquiner ou de provoquer quelqu'un de manière insistante, souvent sur un ton ludique ou malveillant, notamment en montrant quelque chose de désirable mais d'inaccessible.

1. Playful or malicious teasing C1 formal

   The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, often by ridicule or persistent annoyances.

   • His constant tantalization of his younger brother finally led to tears.
   • The bully's tantalization was relentless and cruel.
   • She endured the tantalization of her classmates with quiet dignity.

   🇫🇷Taquinerie moqueuse

   Synonymes: goadingmockingprovocationridiculetauntingteasing

   Antonymes: fulfillmentgratificationsatisfaction

• tantalizations plural form
• tantalizations' possessive plural form
• tantalization's possessive singular form