tantalise vs flout

tantalise and flout both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tantalise	No	No	Yes	No
flout	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flout is a hyponym of tantalise; that is, flout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tantalise:

Other hyponyms of tantalise include barrack, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid.

tantalise (verb)	flout (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	laugh at with contempt and derision
	treat with contemptuous disregard