tantalize – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
tantalize (Amer.)
v.
tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalise)
Tantalus
Tantalus (,
Tántalos) was a
Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in
Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. He was the father of
Pelops,
Niobe and
Broteas, and was a son of
Zeus and the
nymph Plouto. Thus, like other heroes in Greek mythology such as
Theseus and the
Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine parent and a mortal one.
tantalize
Verb
1. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
(synonym) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(hypernym) mock, bemock
(hyponym) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
(derivation) tantalizer, tantaliser
tantalizar
v.
tantalize, tease
Tantalize
(v. t.)
To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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