chafe
verb
[ tʃeɪf ]
• (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.
• "the collar chafed his neck"
Similar:
abrade,
graze,
grate,
rub against,
rub painfully,
gall,
skin,
scrape,
scratch,
rasp,
inflame,
excoriate,
• rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation.
• "I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket round her"
• become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience.
• "the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it"
Similar:
be impatient,
be angry,
be annoyed,
be irritated,
be incensed,
be exasperated,
be frustrated,
fume,
brood,
fuss,
upset oneself,
blow one's top,
blow a fuse,
chafe
noun
• wear or damage caused by rubbing.
• "to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat"
• a state of annoyance.
• "into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself!"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make warm’): from Old French chaufer ‘make hot’, based on Latin calefacere, from calere ‘be hot’ + facere ‘make’.
