TAN'TALISM, noun [See Tantalize.] The punishment of Tantalus, a teasing or tormenting by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable.
Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.