Chagrin vs Uneasiness - What's the difference?
chagrin | uneasiness | Related terms |
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:
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To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
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An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
* 1860 , (Charles Dickens), (Great Expectations)
Chagrin is a related term of uneasiness.
As nouns the difference between chagrin and uneasiness
is that chagrin is distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification while uneasiness is the state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.As a verb chagrin
is to bother or vex; to mortify.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)
Usage notes
* The verb form is rarely found in other than passive voice.References
Anagrams
* ----uneasiness
English
Noun
(es)- Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.