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Defenition of the word chafe

    • Defenition of the word chafe

      • To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
      • anger produced by some annoying irritation
      • soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
      • warm by rubbing, as with the hands
      • make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
      • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
      • cause friction
      • cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
      • tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog''s neck"
      • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
      • feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
      • soreness and warmth caused by friction
      • tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
      • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
      • feel extreme irritation or anger

    Synonyms for the word chafe

      • abrade
      • annoy
      • annoyance
      • bother
      • fray
      • fret
      • gall
      • irritate
      • provoke
      • rub
      • scrape
      • scratch
      • vex
      • vexation

    Similar words in the chafe

      • chafe
      • chafed
      • chafes

    Hyponyms for the word chafe

      • aggravation
      • antagonise
      • antagonize
      • beset
      • chevvy
      • chevy
      • chivvy
      • chivy
      • displeasure
      • eat into
      • exasperation
      • fret
      • frustration
      • get
      • get under one's skin
      • grate
      • harass
      • harassment
      • harry
      • hassle
      • irritation
      • molest
      • peeve
      • pique
      • plague
      • provoke
      • rankle
      • ruffle
      • temper
      • torment

    Hypernyms for the word chafe

      • abrade
      • abrase
      • adjoin
      • anger
      • choler
      • contact
      • corrade
      • displease
      • experience
      • feel
      • ire
      • irritate
      • meet
      • rawness
      • rub down
      • rub off
      • soreness
      • tenderness
      • touch
      • warm

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