unwelcome person vs tease

tease vs unwelcome person

unwelcome person and tease both are nouns.

unwelcome person is not a verb while tease is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unwelcome person	Yes	No	No	No
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tease is a hyponym of unwelcome person; that is, tease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unwelcome person:

unwelcome person: a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
tease: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Other hyponyms of unwelcome person include disagreeable person, unpleasant person, ingrate, thankless wretch, ungrateful person, interloper, intruder, trespasser, meddler, disreputable person, gloomy Gus, picklepuss, pouter, sourpuss, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket, annoyer, teaser, vexer, bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler, undesirable, scoundrel, villain.

unwelcome person (noun)	tease (noun)
a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome	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

unwelcome person (verb)	tease (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

Difference between unwelcome person and tease

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