That must really chafe.
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Chafe
//t͡ʃeɪf//
Synonyms for "chafe" (289 found)
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Strong matches (87)
distressdressingelectric-heatembitterembittermenteraseerasureerodeerosionexacerbateexacerbationexasperateexcoriateexcruciateexercisefesterfidgetfilefilingfire
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laceratelacerationlesionlimationmaimmake mincemeat ofmake soremartyrmartyrizemaulmiffmortal woundmullmutilatemutilationnailnettlenipoutrageoverheat
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Noun(1 words)
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218 translations across 26 languages.
Ainu
1 entries- シルシル verb (to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- sürtmək verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
- yeyilmək verb (to be worn by rubbing)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ожулване noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- протриване noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- раздразнение noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- горещя се verb (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated)
Catalan
4 entries- coïssor noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- ràbia noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- coure verb (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated)
- desgastar verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 摩擦 noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- 擦熱 /擦热 noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- 磨損 /磨损 noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- 擦熱 /擦热 verb (to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction)
Czech
4 entries- podráždění (třením) noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- dráždit verb (to excite passion or anger in)
- dřít verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
- dřít se verb (to be worn by rubbing)
Danish
4 entries- gnavesår noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- irritere verb (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated)
- opildne verb (to excite passion or anger in)
- opslide verb (to be worn by rubbing)
Dutch
4 entries- ergernis noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- opgewarmd door wrijving noun (heat excited by friction)
- pijnlijke ruwe plek noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- schaafwonde noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Finnish
4 entries- hankauma noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- hiertymä noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- ärsytys noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- hangata verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
French
4 entries- abrasion noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- chauffer en frictionnant noun (heat excited by friction)
- colère noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- inflammation noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Galician
4 entries- abrasión noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- esfoladura noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- alporizar verb (to excite passion or anger in)
- desgastar verb (to be worn by rubbing)
German
4 entries- Abnutzung noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- Belästigung noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- Beunruhigung noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- Qual noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
Hungarian
1 entries- horzsolás noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Icelandic
1 entries- núningssár noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Italian
4 entries- abrasione noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- collera noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- escoriazione noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- irritazione noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
Japanese
2 entries- 摩擦 noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- 擦過傷 noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Middle English
1 entries- chaufen verb (to excite passion or anger in)
Mongolian
4 entries- холгох verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
- холгох verb (to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction)
- холгох verb (to be worn by rubbing)
- хөлрөх verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
Māori
4 entries- hikahika verb (to fret and wear by rubbing)
- hikahika verb (to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction)
- hotu verb (to excite passion or anger in)
- hotu verb (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated)
Polish
4 entries- odparzenie noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- otarcie noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- zatarcie noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- być rozdrażnionym verb (to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated)
Portuguese
4 entries- assadura noun (heat excited by friction)
- desgaste noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- esfolamento noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- raiva noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
Romanian
2 entries- enervare noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- rosătură noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Russian
4 entries- гнев noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- доса́да noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- недово́льство noun (vexation; irritation of mind; rage)
- потёртость noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- bruichealachd noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Spanish
4 entries- bife noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- calor friccional noun (heat excited by friction)
- cocedura noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- escocedura noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Swedish
2 entries- skav noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
- skavsår noun (injury or wear caused by friction)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The shoes will chafe if you don't wear socks.
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Like a wylde Bull, that, being at a bay, / Is bayted of a mastiffe and a hound / […] That in his chauffe he digs the trampled ground / And threats his horns […]
Source: wiktionary
When we returned we found the poor prisoner in a terrible chafe with the sentinel for detaining him, for the guard had been true to his trust.
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