soreness vs chafe

soreness and chafe both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of soreness include chafing, rebound tenderness.

soreness (noun)	chafe (noun)
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress	anger produced by some annoying irritation
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)	soreness and warmth caused by friction

soreness (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