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chafe

Nouns

• (n) soreness and warmth caused by friction
  • he had a nasty chafe on his knee
• (n) anger produced by some annoying irritation vexation, annoyance,

Verbs

• (v) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing gall, fret,
• (v) feel extreme irritation or anger
  • He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation
• (v) 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
  annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, get at, get to,
• (v) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
  • This leash chafes the dog's neck
  excoriate,
• (v) cause friction
  • my sweater scratches
  scratch, fray, rub, fret,
• (v) warm by rubbing, as with the hands

Synonyms

gall fret vexation annoyance annoy devil gravel irritate nark rile vex bother nettle rag get at get to excoriate scratch fray rub

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