fray

fray
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n
fight, brawl, wrangle, tussle, scuffle, melee, Inf. set-to, Sl. milling; quarrel, row, argument, dispute, squabble, altercation; fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, disturbance, breach of the peace; conflict, clash, struggle, strife, battle, action; encounter, brush, skirmish.
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v
1. ravel, unravel, unweave, shred, wear to shreds, wear to pieces, tatter, Inf. frazzle; abrade, rub, chafe, fret, erode; wear, wear down or away, wear out, waste away.
2. decompose, discompose, abash, disconcert, discomfit, ruffle, fluster, unnerve; agitate, shake, unsettle; addle, muddle, confuse, bewilder, nonplus, perplex; trouble, perturb, upset, disturb, bother; annoy, irritate, rankle, exasperate, aggravate, rub the wrong way; vex, irk, peeve, gall, nettle, tease; strain, overwear, tax, overtax, burden, overburden, overload, overtask, overwork; fatigue, Obs. fatigate, tire, weary, overweary.
n
3. erosion, fret, Inf. frazzle; rub, abrasion, scrape, graze, scratch, scuff.

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