harassment vs chafe

harassment and chafe both are nouns.

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

As nouns, chafe is a hypernym of harassment; that is, chafe is a word with a broader meaning than harassment:

Other hypernyms of harassment include annoyance, vexation.

harassment (noun)	chafe (noun)
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism	anger produced by some annoying irritation
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented	soreness and warmth caused by friction

harassment (verb)	chafe (verb)
	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