chafe vs wormwood

chafe

noun
  • Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. 

  • Injury or wear caused by friction. 

  • Heat excited by friction. 

verb
  • To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. 

  • To be worn by rubbing. 

  • To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. 

  • To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. 

  • To fret and wear by rubbing. 

  • To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. 

wormwood

noun
  • Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation. 

  • An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. 

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