chafe

/ˈchāf/

Middle English chaufen to warm, from Anglo-French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin *calfare, alteration of Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make

verb

  1. irritate, vex

  2. to warm by rubbing especially with the hands

  3. to rub so as to wear away : abrade

The noise of the children playing chafed her.

noun

  1. a state of vexation : rage

  2. injury or wear caused by friction; also : friction, rubbing

the cardinal in a state of chafe sent for him