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synonym (synonym of chafe)

  • (noun.feeling)
    annoyance, vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun.feeling)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    fret, gall
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
    cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    excoriate
    tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    fray, fret, rub, scratch
    cause friction (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (chafe IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun.feeling)
    anger, choler, ire
    a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (noun.feeling)
     
  • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
    irritate
    excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body)
     
  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
    displease
    give displeasure to (verb.emotion)
     
  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    adjoin, contact, meet, touch
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact)
     
  • feel extreme irritation or anger (verb.emotion)
    experience, feel
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion)
     
  • soreness and warmth caused by friction (noun.state)
    rawness, soreness, tenderness
    a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) (noun.state)
     
  • tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading (verb.contact)
    abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off
    wear away (verb.contact)
     
  • warm by rubbing, as with the hands (verb.change)
    warm
    make warm or warmer (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF chafe relation)

  • anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun.feeling)
    irritation, pique, temper
    a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    frustration
    a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    aggravation, exasperation
    an exasperated feeling of annoyance (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    harassment, torment
    a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    displeasure
    the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something (noun.feeling)
     
  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
    get, get under one's skin
    irritate (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    eat into, fret, grate, rankle
    gnaw into; make resentful or angry (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    peeve
    cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    ruffle
    trouble or vex (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    fret
    cause annoyance in (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
    annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    antagonise, antagonize
    provoke the hostility of (verb.emotion)
     

verb group (chafe is verb group of ....)

  • (verb.emotion)
    chafe
    feel extreme irritation or anger (verb.emotion)
     
  • feel extreme irritation or anger (verb.emotion)
    annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
    cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from chafe)

  • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
    fret, worn spot
    a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.state)
    gall
    a skin sore caused by chafing (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    gall, saddle sore
    an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle (noun.state)
     
  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
    annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation
    the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    aggravation, irritation, provocation
    unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
    something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    irritant, thorn
    something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    irritation, pique, temper
    a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.person)
    annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer
    someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation
    the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (noun.state)
     
  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    friction, rubbing
    the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • (noun.state)
    abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (noun.state)
     
  • soreness and warmth caused by friction (noun.state)
    chafe
    warm by rubbing, as with the hands (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch
    cause friction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chafe, excoriate
    tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    chafe, fret, gall
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation annoyance vexation fret gall annoy bother anger choler rawness soreness warm adjoin irritation pique frustration aggravation harassment torment annoy bother devil fray excoriate fret friction rubbing
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Related Words

. annoyance, vexation . fret, gall . annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex . excoriate . fray, fret, rub, scratch . anger, choler, ire . irritate . displease . adjoin, contact, meet, touch . experience, feel . rawness, soreness, tenderness . abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off . warm . irritation, pique, temper . frustration . aggravation, exasperation . harassment, torment . displeasure . get, get under one's skin . eat into, fret, grate, rankle . peeve . ruffle . fret . beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke . antagonise, antagonize . chafe . annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex . fret, worn spot . gall . gall, saddle sore . annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation . devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan . aggravation, irritation, provocation . annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck . irritant, thorn . irritation, pique, temper . annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer . annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation . friction, rubbing . abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch . chafe . chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch . chafe, excoriate . chafe, fret, gall


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