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To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

To annoy or irritate

To excite heat in by friction

Become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience

To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

To be anxious or concerned about something in particular

To have a strong desire for

(of the skin) To become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

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To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

removes the skin from

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

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“He took care with it, making sure to leave no knots of thread that would chafe bruised skin.”

Verb

To annoy or irritate

rubs up the wrong way

gives someone the hump

antagonizes^US

makes someone see red

antagonises^UK

makes somebody's hackles rise

drives to distraction

niggles

makes your blood boil

drives round the bend

ruffles one's feathers

gives someone the pip

drives round the twist

flusters

gets your dander up

makes waves

gets up someone's nose

puts someone's nose out of joint

sets one's teeth on edge

eggs on

gets your hackles up

rattles someone's cage

makes anxious

rubs you up the wrong way

makes uneasy

tries the patience of

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

gets on the wrong side of

makes an enemy of somebody

drives you up the wall

pushes someon's buttons

victimizes^US

terrorizes^US

makes someone scratch their head

victimises^UK

terrorises^UK

makes it hot for someone

sticks the knife into

makes things hot for someone

puts someone off their stroke

puts into a flap

throws into a tizz

causes someone to lose their composure

pushes the buttons of

thumbs nose at

hurts somebody's feelings

breathes down someone's neck

appals^UK

appalls^US

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

takes the wind out of your sails

pressurizes^US

tyrannizes^US

criticizes^US

tyrannises^UK

criticises^UK

pressurises^UK

dampens the spirits of

sets someone back on their heels

chastens

deranges

bedogs

rattles someone's chain

runs up the wrong way

paralyses^UK

sets someone's teeth on edge

pierces

affrights

makes livid

drives you to distraction

drives you round the twist

drives you round the bend

brings pressure to bear on

paralyzes^US

puts someone off their stride

drives you off your head

drives you out of your mind

drives out of mind

makes somebody's blood boil

treads on someone's toes

fills with consternation

gives the cold shoulder

makes demands on

makes severe demands on

takes the heart out of

degrades

demeans

belittles

shatters the illusions of

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg

gets one's comeuppance

galvanizes^US

satirizes^US

busts someone's balls

energizes^US

galvanises^UK

energises^UK

rules with an iron hand

puts upon

despotizes

overloads

rules with a rod of iron

brings someone to their knees

overthrows

brings under the yoke

satirises^UK

has someone do something

uses strong-arm tactics on

takes the piss out of

swipes at

flouts at

makes sport of

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To excite heat in by friction

raises the temperature of

increases in temperature

raises the temperature

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“A shiver passed through Darius, and he began to chafe his arms to push some warmth back into them.”

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Become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience

“They chafe at labeling as pathological qualities that may be merely irritating.”

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To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

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To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

goes off the deep end

works oneself into sweat

makes a scene

goes ape

smoulders^UK

smolders^US

simmers

gets hot under the collar

gets steamed up about

goes through the roof

bursts a blood vessel

clamours^UK

clamors^US

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To be anxious or concerned about something in particular

agonises^UK

agonizes^US

goes through the mill

labors^US

labours^UK

wrestles with oneself

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To have a strong desire for

eats one's heart out over

regrets the absence of

has one's heart set on

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(of the skin) To become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather

Verb

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

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