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to insult another for their physical or mental condition; to irritate or provoke because it brings the antagonizer joy
tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer(noun)someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser(noun)a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization(verb)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"
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer(verb)annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride(verb)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"
tease(verb)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"
tease(verb)tear into pieces
"tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
tease(verb)raise the nap of (fabrics)
tease, tease apart, loosen(verb)disentangle and raise the fibers of
"tease wool"
tease, card(verb)separate the fibers of
"tease wool"
tease(verb)mock or make fun of playfully
"the flirting man teased the young woman"
tease, fluff(verb)ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to anothershe can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt
one who is obnoxiously annoyingmy youngest brother is a complete tease, following me around everywhere and aping my every move
to make fun of in a good-natured waylikes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insultsgrew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers
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