1. (verb) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
a noisy fight
Synonyms: commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disturbance, mental disorder, interference, ruff, folie, upset, flounce, flutter, choker, to-do, psychological disorder, perturbation, furbelow, kerfuffle, fracas, frill, hoo-ha, disruption, altercation, ruffle, fray, noise, neck ruff, affray, hoo-hah
2. (verb) fray, frazzle
wear away by rubbing
Synonyms: scratch, frazzle, chafe, fray, fret, rub
3. (verb) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
cause friction
Synonyms: fuss, eat into, itch, excise, gag, choke, scratch up, nark, erode, fret, excoriate, bother, rile, scrub, gravel, strike, rub, inscribe, rankle, get to, eat away, come up, scrape up, scrape, cancel, nettle, gall, call off, chafe, get at, engrave, scratch, irritate, annoy, frazzle, niggle, rag, expunge, vex, grate, fray, devil, grave
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