TANTALIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tantalization mean? 

• TANTALIZATION (noun)
  The noun TANTALIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

  Familiarity information: TANTALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TANTALIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ribbing; tantalization; tease; teasing

Context example:

his ribbing was gentle but persistent

Hypernyms ("tantalization" is a kind of...):

harassment; molestation (the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism)

Derivation:

tantalize (harass with persistent criticism or carping)