how to pronounce chafe

/tʃɛɪf/

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chafe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chafe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to chafe under the common treatment that …”

meanings of chafe

verb:

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
To fret and wear by rubbing.
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
To be worn by rubbing.
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

noun:

Heat excited by friction.
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
Injury or wear caused by friction.
An expression of opinionated conflict.

chafe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chafe occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.