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Teasing vs Tormenting - What's the difference?

teasing | tormenting |

As verbs the difference between teasing and tormenting

is that teasing is while tormenting is .

As nouns the difference between teasing and tormenting

is that teasing is the act of teasing; making fun of or making light of while tormenting is the act by which somebody is tormented.

As an adjective tormenting is

involving or causing torment.

teasing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia teasing) (en noun)
  • The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of.
    • Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.

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    tormenting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (more)
  • Involving or causing torment.

    • Synonyms

    * tormentous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is tormented.
  • * 1832 , Mary Brunton, Self Control (page 335)
    • If Laura really entertained the hope she mentioned, she was miserably disappointed; for Lady Pelham remitted not a jot of her tormentings .