WordCmp.com

tease vs disentangle

disentangle vs tease

tease is a noun but disentangle is not a noun.

tease and disentangle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tease Yes No Yes No
disentangle No No Yes No
As verbs, disentangle is a hypernym of tease; that is, disentangle is a word with a broader meaning than tease:
  • tease: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
  • disentangle: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
Other hypernyms of tease include comb, comb out.
As verbs, disentangle is a hypernym of tease; that is, disentangle is a word with a broader meaning than tease:
  • tease: disentangle and raise the fibers of
  • disentangle: extricate from entanglement
Other hypernyms of tease include straighten out, unsnarl.
tease (noun) disentangle (noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
tease (verb) disentangle (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
harass with persistent criticism or carping extricate from entanglement
mock or make fun of playfully separate the tangles of
separate the fibers of release from entanglement of difficulty
disentangle and raise the fibers of free from involvement or entanglement
raise the nap of (fabrics)
tear into pieces
annoy persistently
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
Difference between tease and disentangle

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.