chafe - Meaning in Sanskrit

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chafe - Meaning in Sanskrit

chafe Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of chafe in English

chafe noun

1. anger produced by some annoying irritation

   Synonyms

   annoyance, vexation

   हेठः

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

More matches for chafe

adjective 

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