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Abase vs Chagrin - What's the difference?

abase | chagrin |

In transitive terms the difference between abase and chagrin

is that abase is to lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade while chagrin is to bother or vex; to mortify.

As verbs the difference between abase and chagrin

is that abase is to lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye while chagrin is to bother or vex; to mortify.

As a noun chagrin is

distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

abase

English

Verb

(abas)
  • (archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
    • "Saying so, he abased his lance''." - ''
  • To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.
    • "Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased'' ." - ''Luke 14:11
  • (obsolete) To lower in value, in particular as altering the content of alloys in coins.

    • Synonyms

    * debase * degrade

    Antonyms

    * promote * exalt * extoll

    Derived terms

    * abasedly * abasement * abaser

    References

    * *

    chagrin

    English

    Noun

  • Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
  • * 1876 , , Rose In Bloom , ch. 8:
    • [H]e alone knew how deep was the deluded man's chagrin at the failure of the little plot which he fancied was prospering finely.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […]”}}
  • A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used in the form to one’s chagrin .

    Synonyms

    * (distress of mind) disquiet, fretfulness, mortification, peevishness, vexation * (type of leather) shagreen

    Descendants

    * shagreen

    See also

    * disgust * disappointment

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bother or vex; to mortify.
    • She was chagrined to note that the paint had dried into a blotchy mess.
  • To be vexed or annoyed.
    • (Fielding)

    Usage notes

    * The verb form is rarely found in other than passive voice.

    References

    Anagrams

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