Hurt and Tease

Hurt

Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

Tease

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

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

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Common collocations

person hurt person tease person
friend hurt friend tease friend
character hurt character tease character
people hurt people tease people
Other words: children, time, way, characters, bit, little, dog, child, brother, player, sister, kids, friends.

Both words in one sentence

  • Light Novel / High School D×D Rias is a fire-willed redhead who'll go on a fit if anyone of her peers are hurt (especially if it's Issei), while Akeno - when in non-sadomasochist tease mode - is a bonafide Yamato Nadeshiko.
  • Love Triangle At the end of Series 3, there is some Ship Tease between Daenerys and Daario Naharis and, as a consequence, they become lovers in Series 4, which hurt Jorah deeply.
    Source: Love Triangle
  • Implied Love Interest Not at all hurt by the new series laying on Ship Tease so thick it could be cut with a chainsaw.
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