Another word for abrade

To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction

• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• gall

  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• excoriate

  1. To censure strongly; denounce:
  2. To criticize (something) harshly:
  3. To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).

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  1. To censure strongly; denounce:
  2. To criticize (something) harshly:
  3. To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).

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• chafe

  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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