tantalization

noun

tan·​ta·​li·​za·​tion

variants also British tantalisation

ˌtantᵊlə̇ˈzāshən,

ˌtaan-,

-ᵊlˌīˈz-

plural -s

: the act or process of tantalizing

a girl with an infinite capacity for tantalization

—H. T. Moore

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