Definition
Rubbing or irritating skin until it becomes sore and painful, or becoming annoyed or impatient.
Etymology
From Old French 'chaufer' (to warm or make hot), from Latin 'calefacere.' The meaning shifted from 'heating' to 'rubbing friction' to 'causing irritation,' both physically and emotionally.
Kelly Says
Chafing was such a common problem for sailors, soldiers, and athletes that companies invented special creams for it—but the word also means emotional frustration, showing how physical and mental irritation share the same roots in language!
Translations
CACatalà
fricció
fɾi.kˈsi.o
DEDeutsch
Reiben
ˈʁaɪ.bn̩
ELΕλληνικά
ώθηση
ɔ.ˈθɛ.si
ESEspañol
rozamiento
ro.za.ˈmien.to
FISuomi
naarmotus
ˈnɑːr.mɔ.tus
FRFrançais
frottement
fʁɔt.mɑ̃
HUMagyar
húszolás
huː.szo.ˈloːs
IDBahasa Indonesia
gesekan
ge.se.kan
ITItaliano
attrito
at.ˈtri.to
MSBahasa Melayu
gesekan
ge.se.kan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြိုး
sɪʔ kʰjɔː
NLNederlands
wrijving
vʁo.i.ɣing
NONorsk
rivelse
ˈrɪ.vɛ.lɛ.sə
PLPolski
cierpienie
ˈt͡ɕɛr.pɪ.ɲɛ
PTPortuguês
fricção
fɾi.ˈkʃɐ̃
RORomână
frecare
fre.ˈka.re
RUРусский
натирание
na.tɪ.ˈra.ni.e
TAதமிழ்
தொட்டுதல்
to.ttu.tha.l
THไทย
การเสียดสี
gan sa.t siː
TLTL
pag-aaway
pa.ɡa.a.ˈwa.y
UKУкраїнська
натирання
na.tɪ.ˈra.n.nja
VITiếng Việt
xát xát
xaːt xaːt
YOYO
àwọn àbọ́
a.wɔn a.bɔ́