[f. TEASE v.1 + -MENT.] The action of teasing; petty annoyance.
1888. Kipling, Wee Willie Winkie, Baa Baa, Black Sheep, ii. If he were only left alone Punch could pass, at any hour he chose, into a land [in books] of his own, beyond reach of Aunty Rosa and her God, Harry and his teasements, and Judy’s claims to be played with.
