torment vs tease

tease vs torment

torment and tease both are nouns.

torment and tease both are verbs.

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

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

torment: treat cruelly
tease: annoy persistently

Other hyponyms of torment include madden, hamstring, badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, oppress, persecute.

torment (noun)	tease (noun)
the act of harassing someone	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
a severe affliction	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
extreme mental distress
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
unbearable physical pain

torment (verb)	tease (verb)
subject to torture	ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
torment emotionally or mentally	harass with persistent criticism or carping
treat cruelly	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

Difference between torment and tease

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