ruffle vs chafe

chafe vs ruffle

ruffle and chafe both are nouns.

ruffle and chafe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, chafe is a hypernym of ruffle; that is, chafe is a word with a broader meaning than ruffle:

ruffle: trouble or vex
chafe: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Other hypernyms of ruffle include annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.

ruffle (noun)	chafe (noun)
a noisy fight	anger produced by some annoying irritation
a high tight collar	soreness and warmth caused by friction
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

ruffle (verb)	chafe (verb)
pleat or gather into a ruffle	warm by rubbing, as with the hands
erect or fluff up	tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
disturb the smoothness of	cause friction
twitch or flutter	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement	feel extreme irritation or anger
trouble or vex	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
discompose
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Difference between ruffle and chafe

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