chafed

verb

Definition of chafednext
past tense of chafe
1
as in irritated
to make sore by continued rubbing ill-fitting boots that had badly chafed my heels

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2
as in eroded
to damage or diminish by continued friction constant stepping on a rope will gradually chafe it, rendering it unsafe for rock climbing

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3
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts nothing chafes us so much as those telemarketers who call during the dinner hour

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chafed
  1. eroded
  2. annoyed
  3. scratched
  4. bothered
  5. aggravated
Verb
  • Russia’s once-stable role has visibly eroded, while Iran is almost out of the picture, its influence waning under shifting dynamics.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lawmakers first put it in place in 1975, with the adjustment designed to keep payments in line with inflation so that purchasing power is not eroded over time.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of eroded
Verb
  • Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • Lululemon has barely even scratched the surface of its men’s category, which has been a major boost for sales.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But his tenure with the Rangers has been a turbulent one, leading to him being scratched from the lineup Friday morning.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of scratched
Verb
  • Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Derik Queen isn’t bothered by freshman jitters Hardly anyone would have faulted the precocious youngster from Baltimore for feeling a little heat in his first true road game of the season in a hostile environment like the one created by the crowd at Mackey Arena.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • The revelations only aggravated the instability of the Barnier government, built on the wobbliest base of any since the start of the Fifth Republic.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • According to SiriusXM, many of the statistics cited in the attorney general’s lawsuit were exaggerated and, based on the 2020 time period that the state investigated, aggravated by the effects of the COVID pandemic.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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