| noun | soreness and warmth caused by friction “he had a nasty chafe on his knee” |
| noun | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| verb | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
| verb | feel extreme irritation or anger “He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation” |
| verb | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me” |
| verb | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading “This leash chafes the dog's neck” |
| verb | cause friction “my sweater scratches” |
| verb | warm by rubbing, as with the hands |
| chafe | verb | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
| chafe | noun | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| gall | noun | a skin sore caused by chafing |
| fret | noun | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
| annoyer | noun | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
| annoyance | noun | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
| botheration | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| bother | noun | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness |
| irritation | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| irritant | noun | something that causes irritation and annoyance |
| vexation | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| vexer | noun | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
| devilment | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| deviltry | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| devilry | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| excoriation | noun | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
| rubbing | noun | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another |
| scratch | noun | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |