chafed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    chafe; gall; fret.
  2. verb feel extreme irritation or anger
    chafe.
    • He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation
  3. verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
    • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
    • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  4. verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    chafe; excoriate.
    • This leash chafes the dog's neck
  5. verb cause friction
    rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
    • my sweater scratches
  6. verb warm by rubbing, as with the hands
    chafe.
  7. adjective satellite painful from having the skin abraded
    galled.

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