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chaffed

chaff
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chaf, chahf]
    • /tʃæf, tʃɑf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chaf, chahf]
    • /tʃæf, tʃɑf/

Definitions of chaffed word

  • noun chaffed good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery. 1
  • noun chaffed Simple past tense and past participle of chaff. 1

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Origin of chaffed

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; perhaps from chaff1

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Parts of speech for Chaffed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chaffed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chaffed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chaffed

noun chaffed

  • bantered — Simple past tense and past participle of banter.
  • wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
  • crusted — If something is crusted with a substance, it is covered with a hard or thick layer of that substance.
  • podded — a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
  • shelled — having the shell removed: shelled pecans.

verb chaffed

  • mocked — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • ridiculed — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
  • funned — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • kidded — Informal. a child or young person.
  • ragged — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.

Antonyms for chaffed

verb chaffed

  • flattered — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
  • praised — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.

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