chafe

Noun CEFR B1

t͡ʃeɪf

Definitions

Heat excited by friction.
countable, uncountable
Injury or wear caused by friction.
countable, uncountable
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

22 more languages

العربيةالإنزعاج

Azərbaycan dilisürtmək yeyilmək

Българскиожулване трия търкам

Bosanskibife гнев досада

Catalàcoïssor coure pelarràbia

Češtinadráždit dřít dřít sepodráždit

Danskirritere opildne slidestimulere

Suomiärsyttää ärsytys ärsyyntyähangata hankauma hankautua hankautuma hiertymä

Gàidhligbruichealachd

Galegoalporizar enrabechar enrabiargastar irritar

Hrvatskibife гнев досада

Italianoabradere abrasione arrapareattizzare collera escoriare escoriazione irritazione logorare nervosismo provocare rabbia scorticare sfregare stimolare stizza surriscaldamento

日本語摩摩擦擦過傷

한국어마

Монголүрэх холгох хөлрөх

Nederlandsafslijten ergernis irriterenopgewarmd door wrijving pijnlijke ruwe plek schaafwonde schuren verslijten vervelen woede wrijvingswarmte zich ergeren zich opwinden

Polskidrażnić dręczyć odparzaćodparzenie odparzyć otarcie przecierać wycierać

Portuguêsassadura atritar desgastardesgaste enraivecer esfolamento friccionar irritar-se raiva

Românăenervare rosătură

Русскийгнев горячиться досададразнить злиться истира́ть натереть натирать недовольство потёртость протере́ться протира́ться раздражаться раздраже́ние сса́дина тереть тереться

Српскиbife гнев досада

Svenskaskav skavsår

Examples

“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 […]”

“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 ⟳.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Chafed Chafen chafening Chafer Chafers chafery

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