Chagrin vs Contrite - What's the difference?
chagrin | contrite |
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
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To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.
Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.
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(obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
As nouns the difference between chagrin and contrite
is that chagrin is distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification while contrite is a contrite person; a penitent.As a verb chagrin
is to bother or vex; to mortify.As an adjective contrite is
sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.chagrin
English
Noun
- [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.
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Usage notes
* Often used in the form to one’s chagrin .Synonyms
* (distress of mind) disquiet, fretfulness, mortification, peevishness, vexation * (type of leather) shagreenDescendants
* shagreenSee also
* disgust * disappointmentVerb
(en verb)- She was chagrined to note that the paint had dried into a blotchy mess.
- (Fielding)
