ire vs chafe

ire and chafe both are nouns.

ire is not a verb while chafe is a verb.

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

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

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

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

ire (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

ire (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

Difference between ire and chafe

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