I. noun
Synonyms: effrontery , brashness, brass, cheek, chutzpah, confidence, ||crust, face, nerve, presumption
Related Word: arrogance, conceit, haughtiness, loftiness, lordliness, overbearance, pomposity, pride, priggishness, self-importance, smugness
Contrasted words: bashfulness, humbleness, humility, lowliness, modesty, shyness
Antonyms: meekness
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: abrade 1, chafe, corrade, erode, graze, rub, ruffle, wear
Related Word: bark, burn, file, fray, frazzle, grate, graze, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin
2.
Synonyms: chafe 3, abrade, excoriate, fret, rub
Related Word: distress, pain; cut, score, wound
3.
Synonyms: annoy 1, abrade, bother, chafe, exercise, fret, irk, provoke, ruffle, vex
4.
Synonyms: irritate , aggravate, burn (up), get, grate, inflame, provoke, rile, roil
Related Word: chide, disturb, harass, harry, torment, worry; bedevil, needle, trouble