anger vs chafe

anger and chafe both are nouns.

anger and chafe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anger	Yes	No	Yes	No
chafe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chafe is a hyponym of anger; that is, chafe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anger:

anger: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
chafe: anger produced by some annoying irritation

Other hyponyms of anger include fury, madness, rage, enragement, infuriation, offence, offense, umbrage, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, vexation.

anger (noun)	chafe (noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)	anger produced by some annoying irritation
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	soreness and warmth caused by friction
the state of being angry

anger (verb)	chafe (verb)
make angry	warm by rubbing, as with the hands
become angry	tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
	cause friction
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
	feel extreme irritation or anger
	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Difference between anger and chafe

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