Affront and Tease

Affront

Affront verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

Tease and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Affront".

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Tease

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Affront and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Common collocations

qualms affront qualms tease qualms
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