Definition of "tantalized" [tantalized]

• Simple past tense and past participle of tantalize. (verb)

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• "A Bank of America call center "tantalized" their employees."
• "However, he abused the guest-host relationship and was punished by being "tantalized" with hunger and thirst in Tartarus: he was immersed up to his neck in water, but when he bent to drink, it all drained away; luscious fruit hung on trees above him, but when he reached for it the winds blew the branches beyond his reach."
• "He says many are "tantalized" by the idea that a small change can go a long way, when in reality this is far from the norm."