Humiliate and Tease

Humiliate

Humiliate verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

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

Nearby Words: humiliation, humiliating

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

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

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

friend	humiliate friend	tease friend
character	humiliate character	tease character
people	humiliate people	tease people
men	humiliate men	tease men
Other words: time, way, characters, bloom, twilight, police, brother, protagonist, friends, students, girls.

The three boys systematically tease and humiliate Eric, eventually turning the entire class against him.

Source: Literature / The Bully Book

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