| chafe | | |
| n. (state) | 1. chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction.; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" |
| ~ soreness, tenderness, rawness | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched).; "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| ~ anger, ire, choler | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. |
| ~ temper, irritation, pique | a sudden outburst of anger.; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
| ~ frustration | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized.; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" |
| ~ aggravation, exasperation | an exasperated feeling of annoyance. |
| ~ harassment, torment | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented.; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" |
| ~ displeasure | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something. |
| v. (perception) | 3. chafe, fret, gall | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. |
| ~ irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | 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" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | 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" |
| ~ get under one's skin, get | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| ~ eat into, rankle, grate, fret | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. |
| ~ ruffle | trouble or vex.; "ruffle somebody's composure" |
| ~ fret | cause annoyance in. |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of.; "Don't antagonize your boss" |
| ~ displease | give displeasure to. |
| v. (contact) | 6. chafe, excoriate | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading.; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" |
| ~ abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off | wear away. |
| v. (contact) | 7. chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch | cause friction.; "my sweater scratches" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| v. (change) | 8. chafe | warm by rubbing, as with the hands. |
| ~ warm | make warm or warmer.; "The blanket will warm you" |
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