chafe - Meaning in Konkani

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chafe - Meaning in Konkani

chafe Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of chafe in English

chafe noun

1. anger produced by some annoying irritation

   Synonyms

   annoyance, vexation

   चीड, त्रास, बेजार

2. soreness and warmth caused by friction

   Example

   • "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"

chafe verb

1. warm by rubbing, as with the hands
2. cause friction

   Synonyms

   fray, fret, rub, scratch, scratch

   Example

   • "my sweater scratches"
3. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

   Synonyms

   excoriate

   Example

   • "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
4. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   Synonyms

   annoy, bother, devil, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, nettle, rag, rile, vex, vex

   Examples

   • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
5. feel extreme irritation or anger

   Example

   • "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
6. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

   Synonyms

   fret, gall, gall

Synonyms of chafe

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

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