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                    as in tormenters
                                                
              
          
                                                      a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another                                       
              
                             she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in annoyers
                                                
              
          
                                                      one who is obnoxiously annoying                                       
              
                             my youngest brother is a complete tease, following me around everywhere and aping my every move                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in jokes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make fun of in a good-natured way                                       
              
                             likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in taunts
                                                
              
          
                                                      to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults                                       
              
                             grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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