chafe

/tʃeɪf/

意味: すれ、いら立ち

例文: Haruki felt chafe from Momo’s constant staring.
　　  ハルキがモモの視線でイライラしていた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: skin chafe(肌の擦れ), chafe at(〜に苛立つ), chafe against(〜に擦れる)

定義: 物や衣服が肌に擦れて痛くなること、または何かに対して苛立つことを指します。例えば、靴が足に擦れて痛くなる場合や、何かに対して不満や苛立ちを感じる場合に使います。

chafeは約4,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: soreness and warmth caused by friction
Noun: anger produced by some annoying irritation
Verb: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Verb: feel extreme irritation or anger
Verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Verb: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Verb: cause friction
Verb: warm by rubbing, as with the hands

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: he had a nasty chafe on his knee
Verb: He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation
Verb: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Verb: It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Verb: This leash chafes the dog’s neck
Verb: my sweater scratches

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): annoy, annoyance, bother, chafe, devil, excoriate, fray, fret, gall, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, rub, scratch, vex, vexation

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): abrade, anger, displease, feel, irritate, tenderness, touch, warm

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): anger, annoy, annoyance, attach, bad temper, border, burn, chafe, chafing, cling, cool off, cover, dander, die, dissatisfy, fly high, fume, fury, glow, harbor, huffiness, hug, incline, indignation, infuriation, lean on, pride, rasp, rebound tenderness, recapture, rejoice, repel, repent, rub, sadden, smolder, suffer, surround, sympathize, take pride, umbrage

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): aggravation, antagonize, displeasure, eat into, fret, frustration, get, harass, harassment, peeve, pique, ruffle

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: annoyance, annoyer, bother, botheration, chafe, devilment, devilry, deviltry, excoriation, fret, gall, irritant, irritation, rubbing, scratch, vexation, vexer

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive, emotional

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

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Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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