English / phrasal verb
Chafe at
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To feel irritated, impatient, or resentful because of rules, constraints, or delays
In context
01
Ambitious young thinkers often chafe at outdated dogmas that stifle their creative instincts.
02
He began to chafe at the tedious bureaucratic delays holding back the humanitarian mission.
Synonyms
Fret at,resent,bristle at
Antonyms
Accept,embrace,endure patiently
Collocations
Chafe at restrictions,chafe at delays,chafe at discipline