galled

Thân thiện

The hiker's galled heel made each step painful.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having sore, irritated skin caused by rubbing or chafing: The primary meaning describes a painful condition where the skin is raw, abraded, or inflamed due to repeated friction against another surface.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • After the long hike, his galled feet made every step painful.
  • The horse had a galled spot on its back from the ill-fitting saddle.
  • She winced as the saltwater touched the galled skin on her shoulder.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use (Less Common): While the primary meaning is physical, "galled" can be used figuratively to describe a state of being irritated, vexed, or resentful, though this is more commonly expressed by the verb "to gall."
  • He was galled by the unfair criticism. (This usage is understood but "vexed" or "irritated" is more typical for the adjective.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gall (verb): To irritate or chafe, either physically or mentally.
  • The rough fabric galled his skin. (Physical)
  • His arrogant comments galled everyone in the room. (Figurative)
• Chafed (adjective): A very close synonym for the physical meaning of "galled."
• Abrasion (noun): The process or result of wearing away the skin by friction.

Synonyms

• Chafed: Rubbed raw by friction.
• Raw: Having the skin rubbed off; sore.
• Irritated: Inflamed or sore.
• Sore: Painful or tender.

Related Phrases

• To gall someone: To make someone feel annoyed or resentful.
  • It galls me to see such waste.
• Gall and wormwood: An idiom meaning something that is deeply bitter and vexing.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. painful from having the skin abraded

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chafed