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displease vs chafe

chafe vs displease

displease is not a noun while chafe is a noun.

displease and chafe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
displease No No Yes No
chafe Yes No Yes No
As verbs, chafe is a hyponym of displease; that is, chafe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than displease:
  • displease: give displeasure to
  • chafe: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hyponyms of displease include annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, repel, repulse, dissatisfy.
displease (noun) chafe (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation
soreness and warmth caused by friction
displease (verb) chafe (verb)
give displeasure to warm by rubbing, as with the hands
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 displease and chafe

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