Insult and Tease

Insult

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

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Tease and insult are semantically related. in abuse topic. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Insult".

Nearby Words: insulting, insulted, insultingly

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

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

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

person	insult person	tease person
friend	insult friend	tease friend
character	insult character	tease character
people	insult people	tease people
Other words: husband, audience, time, way, fun, child, player, friends, players, fans, jokes, students, girls.

Several characters have referred to Twilight on multiple occasions in order to tease or insult Aidan.

Source: Series / Being Human (US)
Vitriolic Best Buds: Chocolate and Pudding, they insult and tease one another, but have very close sisterly bond.

Source: Manga / Sweet Magic Syndrome
Maria shoves the insult back in Louise's face by way of a musical number and a tame strip-tease to showcase her femininity.

Source: Film / The Legend of Frenchie King

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