| VERB | perception | chafe, gall, fret | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | chafe | feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger | |
| emotion | chafe, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, devil | cause annoyance in | |
| contact | chafe, excoriate | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | |
| contact | chafe, rub, fray, fret, scratch | cause friction | |
| change | chafe | warm / warm by rubbing, as with the hands | |
| NOUN | state | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| feeling | chafe, annoyance, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| Sounds | chey'f | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | safe ... waif: 5 rhymes with eyf... | |
| Meaning | soreness and warmth caused by friction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" | |
| Broader | tenderness, soreness, rawness | A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) |
| Spanish | irritación | |
| Catalan | irritació | |
| Verbs | chafe | warm / warm by rubbing, as with the hands |
| chafe | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | |
| chafe | cause friction | |
| chafe | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | |
| Meaning | anger produced by some annoying irritation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoyance, vexation | |
| Narrower | aggravation, exasperation | An exasperated feeling of annoyance |
| displeasure | The feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | |
| frustration | A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized | |
| harassment, torment | A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented | |
| pique, temper, irritation | A sudden outburst of anger / anger | |
| Broader | anger, choler, ire | A strong emotion |
| Spanish | contrariedad, suplicio, vejación | |
| Catalan | contrarietat, vexació | |
| Meaning | Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | gall, fret | |
| Broader | irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame |
| Spanish | molestar | |
| Catalan | molestar | |
| Nouns | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| Meaning | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Similar to | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
| Meaning | Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, devil | |
| Narrower | antagonize, antagonise | Provoke the hostility of |
| eat into, fret, rankle, grate | gnaw into | |
| fret | Cause annoyance in | |
| get, get under one's skin | irritate | |
| harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically | |
| peeve | Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | |
| ruffle | Trouble or vex | |
| Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
| Similar to | chafe | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger |
| Spanish | agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar | |
| Catalan | amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar | |
| Meaning | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This leash chafes the dog's neck" | |
| Synonym | excoriate | |
| Broader | abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off | wear away |
| Spanish | irritar, rozar | |
| Nouns | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| Meaning | Cause friction. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rub, fray, fret, scratch | |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
| Spanish | escoriar, rozar | |
| Catalan | arpar, esgarrapar, fregar-se, garfinyar, gratar, polir, rascar, ratllar, refregar-se, unglejar | |
| Nouns | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| Meaning | warm / warm by rubbing, as with the hands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | warm | make warm or warmer |
| Spanish | irritar, rozar | |
| Nouns | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
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