chafe

/tʃˈeɪf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
2. feel extreme irritation or anger
   “He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation”
3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
4. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
   “This leash chafes the dog's neck”
5. cause friction
   “my sweater scratches”
6. warm by rubbing, as with the hands

noun

1. soreness and warmth caused by friction
   “he had a nasty chafe on his knee”
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation

Synonyms for chafe

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

Words that rhyme with chafe

• safe
• unsafe
• strafe
• waif
• envirosafe
• failsafe
• grafe
• lataif
• rafe
• raiff
• scaife