tease vs harassment

harassment vs tease

tease and harassment both are nouns.

tease is a verb but harassment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No
harassment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, harassment is a hypernym of tease; that is, harassment is a word with a broader meaning than tease:

tease: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
harassment: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

Other hypernyms of tease include molestation.

tease (noun)	harassment (noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances	the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

tease (verb)	harassment (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
harass with persistent criticism or carping
mock or make fun of playfully
separate the fibers of
disentangle and raise the fibers of
raise the nap of (fabrics)
tear into pieces
annoy persistently
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

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