Spite and Tease

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Spite

Spite verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: sometimes, I swear, she keeps doing that just to spite me
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Tease and spite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Spite".
Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

Tease

Tease verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
Usage example: grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers
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Spite and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spite" instead a verb "Tease".
Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

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people spite people tease people
husband spite husband tease husband
men spite men tease men
audience spite audience tease audience
Other words: way, characters, dog, brother, player, sister, viewers, friends, fans.

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  • Monster: Tenma and Nina are the most obvious ship tease, in spite of the age difference, given their apparent care for one another, manifested in occurrences like frequent bouts of cuddling and Nina's more-than-jubilant reaction to hearing Tenma would be coming to visit in the final episode.
    Source: Ship Tease / Anime and Manga
  • Hopeless Suitor In spite of all the Ship Tease, it became clear in the end that Sakura would only ever have eyes for Sasuke.
    Source: Hopeless Suitor
  • Single-Target Sexuality In spite of all the Ship Tease she had with Naruto, Sakura only ever had eyes for Sasuke.
    Source: Single-Target Sexuality
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