- 1. v. t. 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; to tease; to torment. Source: opted
- 2. v. harass with persistent criticism or carping Source: wordnet
- 3. 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; to tease; to torment. Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have tantalized thy life. Dryden. Syn. -- To tease; vex; irritate; provoke. -- Tantalize, Disappoint. To disappoint is literally to do away with what was (or was taken to be) appointed; hence the peculiar pain from hopes thus dashed to the ground. To tantalize, a much stronger term, describes a most distressing form of disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the Phrygian king. To tantalize is to visit with the bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting hopes or expectations which can never be realized. Source: webster
- 4. To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view andexciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations bykeeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have tantalized thylife. Dryden. Source: adambom
- 5. v:100 v harass with persistent criticism or carping Source: ecdict
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