Chagrined vs Angry - What's the difference?
chagrined | angry |
(chagrin)
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
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, chapter=1 A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.
Displaying or feeling anger.
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, passage=Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.}}
(said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
Dark and stormy, menacing.
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As a verb chagrined
is (chagrin).As an adjective angry is
displaying or feeling anger.chagrined
English
Verb
(head)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.
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. […]”}}
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
* ----angry
English
Adjective
(er)- The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.
- Angry clouds raced across the sky.
The Book of the Epodes, chapter=Ode II, by=(Horace)
