What does tantalization mean?

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tan·ta·liza·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalizationnoun

    the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

    "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

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  1. tantalizationnoun

    The act of tantalizing

ChatGPT

  1. tantalization

    Tantalization is the act or process of arousing expectation, interest, or desire, especially by providing a foretaste or hint of something desirable or enticing, while keeping it just out of reach. It derives from the myth of Tantalus, who was made to suffer eternal hunger and thirst in Hades with food and drink always just out of reach.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tantalizationnoun

    the act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tantalization in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tantalization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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