Afflict vs Tease - What's the difference?
afflict | tease | Related terms |
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
* 1611 , 1:11–12:
* 1611 , 23:27:
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
* Milton
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
* Jeremy Taylor
To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
To back-comb.
To poke fun at.
To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
* (1800-1859)
*:Hesuffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.
*1684 , , (Hudibras)
*:Not by the force of carnal reason, / But indefatigable teasing .
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*:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."
To entice, to tempt.
Afflict is a related term of tease.
As verbs the difference between afflict and tease
is that afflict is to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress while tease is to separate the fibres of a fibrous material.As a noun tease is
one who teases.afflict
English
Verb
(en verb)- Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict' them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they ' afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
- Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- reassembling our afflicted powers
- (Spenser)
- Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.
